diff --git a/bom/application/pom.xml b/bom/application/pom.xml
index bfcf79d70e12a..7ab46bd585b95 100644
--- a/bom/application/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/application/pom.xml
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
         <avro.version>1.11.1</avro.version>
         <apicurio-registry.version>2.4.3.Final</apicurio-registry.version>
         <apicurio-common-rest-client.version>0.1.15.Final</apicurio-common-rest-client.version> <!-- must be the version Apicurio Registry uses -->
-        <testcontainers.version>1.18.1</testcontainers.version> <!-- Make sure to also update docker-java.version to match its needs -->
+        <testcontainers.version>1.18.3</testcontainers.version> <!-- Make sure to also update docker-java.version to match its needs -->
         <docker-java.version>3.3.0</docker-java.version> <!-- must be the version Testcontainers use -->
         <com.dajudge.kindcontainer>1.3.0</com.dajudge.kindcontainer>
         <aesh.version>2.7</aesh.version>