diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index f1d702ec36..a172fa3a16 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/magiconair/properties"
 )
 
-const ReaperDefaultImage = "testcontainers/ryuk:0.8.1"
+const ReaperDefaultImage = "testcontainers/ryuk:0.9.0"
 
 var (
 	tcConfig     Config