diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e20d56f6..cc7718c2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -814,6 +814,8 @@ The result should be a new PR on the Pongo repo.
  * Fix: Upgrade cassandra image from 3.9 to 3.11 for M1 chip
    [#269](https://github.com/Kong/kong-pongo/pull/269)
 
+ * Export the new `KONG_SPEC_TEST_REDIS_HOST` variable to be compatible with Kong 3.0.0+
+
 ---
 
 ## 1.0.0 released 1-Feb-2022
diff --git a/assets/pongo_entrypoint.sh b/assets/pongo_entrypoint.sh
index 2305fcc4..35750fd5 100755
--- a/assets/pongo_entrypoint.sh
+++ b/assets/pongo_entrypoint.sh
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ export KONG_LOG_LEVEL=debug
 
 # export Pongo's redis instance to the Kong test-helpers
 export KONG_SPEC_REDIS_HOST=redis
+# Kong test-helpers 3.0.0+
+export KONG_SPEC_TEST_REDIS_HOST=redis
 
 # set the certificate store
 export KONG_LUA_SSL_TRUSTED_CERTIFICATE=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt