diff --git a/src/test/java/de/rieckpil/courses/AbstractIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/de/rieckpil/courses/AbstractIntegrationTest.java
index 2497a7d9..d900f47c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/rieckpil/courses/AbstractIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/rieckpil/courses/AbstractIntegrationTest.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractIntegrationTest {
           .withPassword("s3cret");
 
   static LocalStackContainer localStack =
-      new LocalStackContainer(DockerImageName.parse("localstack/localstack:3.5.0"))
+      new LocalStackContainer(DockerImageName.parse("localstack/localstack:3.8.1"))
           .withServices(SQS);
 
   // can be removed with version 0.12.17 as LocalStack now has multi-region support
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/rieckpil/courses/ApplicationIT.java b/src/test/java/de/rieckpil/courses/ApplicationIT.java
index eaab54c0..b7db5c06 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/rieckpil/courses/ApplicationIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/rieckpil/courses/ApplicationIT.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class ApplicationIT {
 
   @Container
   static LocalStackContainer localStack =
-      new LocalStackContainer(DockerImageName.parse("localstack/localstack:3.5.0"))
+      new LocalStackContainer(DockerImageName.parse("localstack/localstack:3.8.1"))
           .withServices(SQS);
 
   // can be removed with version 0.12.17 as LocalStack now has multi-region support
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/rieckpil/courses/book/management/BookSynchronizationListenerIT.java b/src/test/java/de/rieckpil/courses/book/management/BookSynchronizationListenerIT.java
index 77ff6230..bf08f46f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/rieckpil/courses/book/management/BookSynchronizationListenerIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/rieckpil/courses/book/management/BookSynchronizationListenerIT.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class BookSynchronizationListenerIT {
           .withPassword("s3cret");
 
   static LocalStackContainer localStack =
-      new LocalStackContainer(DockerImageName.parse("localstack/localstack:3.5.0"))
+      new LocalStackContainer(DockerImageName.parse("localstack/localstack:3.8.1"))
           .withServices(SQS);
   // can be removed with version 0.12.17 as LocalStack now has multi-region support
   // https://docs.localstack.cloud/localstack/configuration/#deprecated
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/rieckpil/courses/book/management/BookSynchronizationListenerSliceNewTest.java b/src/test/java/de/rieckpil/courses/book/management/BookSynchronizationListenerSliceNewTest.java
index bbd6e46f..7058fdd0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/rieckpil/courses/book/management/BookSynchronizationListenerSliceNewTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/rieckpil/courses/book/management/BookSynchronizationListenerSliceNewTest.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class BookSynchronizationListenerSliceNewTest {
 
   @Container
   static LocalStackContainer localStack =
-      new LocalStackContainer(DockerImageName.parse("localstack/localstack:3.5.0"))
+      new LocalStackContainer(DockerImageName.parse("localstack/localstack:3.8.1"))
           .withServices(LocalStackContainer.Service.SQS)
           .withLogConsumer(new Slf4jLogConsumer(LOG));
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/rieckpil/courses/book/management/BookSynchronizationListenerSliceTest.java b/src/test/java/de/rieckpil/courses/book/management/BookSynchronizationListenerSliceTest.java
index 81f0da4d..02306688 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/rieckpil/courses/book/management/BookSynchronizationListenerSliceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/rieckpil/courses/book/management/BookSynchronizationListenerSliceTest.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class BookSynchronizationListenerSliceTest {
 
   @Container
   static LocalStackContainer localStack =
-      new LocalStackContainer(DockerImageName.parse("localstack/localstack:3.5.0"))
+      new LocalStackContainer(DockerImageName.parse("localstack/localstack:3.8.1"))
           .withServices(LocalStackContainer.Service.SQS)
           // can be removed with version 0.12.17 as LocalStack now has multi-region support
           // https://docs.localstack.cloud/localstack/configuration/#deprecated