diff --git a/core/testcontainers/core/container.py b/core/testcontainers/core/container.py
index f0da90bb..ba80ffdb 100644
--- a/core/testcontainers/core/container.py
+++ b/core/testcontainers/core/container.py
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def _create_instance(cls) -> "Reaper":
             .with_name(f"testcontainers-ryuk-{SESSION_ID}")
             .with_exposed_ports(8080)
             .with_volume_mapping(RYUK_DOCKER_SOCKET, "/var/run/docker.sock", "rw")
-            .with_kwargs(privileged=RYUK_PRIVILEGED)
+            .with_kwargs(privileged=RYUK_PRIVILEGED, auto_remove=True)
             .start()
         )
         wait_for_logs(Reaper._container, r".* Started!")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4d310465..e6846224 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "testcontainers"
-version = "4.1.0"  # auto-incremented by release-please
+version = "4.1.2"  # auto-incremented by release-please
 description = "Python library for throwaway instances of anything that can run in a Docker container"
 authors = ["Sergey Pirogov <automationremarks@gmail.com>"]
 maintainers = [