diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ce9289693..6e29eddef 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ You can set environment variables to configure the library behaviour:
 | `TESTCONTAINERS_DOCKER_SOCKET_OVERRIDE` | `/var/run/docker.sock`      | Path to Docker's socket used by ryuk                                               |
 | `TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_PRIVILEGED`        | `false`                     | Run ryuk as a privileged container                                                 |
 | `TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED`          | `false`                     | Disable ryuk                                                                       |
-| `RYUK_CONTAINER_IMAGE`                  | `testcontainers/ryuk:0.8.1` | Custom image for ryuk                                                              |
+| `RYUK_CONTAINER_IMAGE`                  | `testcontainers/ryuk:0.14.0` | Custom image for ryuk                                                              |
 | `RYUK_RECONNECTION_TIMEOUT`             | `10s`                       | Reconnection timeout for Ryuk TCP socket before Ryuk reaps all dangling containers |
 
 Alternatively you can set the configuration during runtime:
diff --git a/docs/features/configuration.md b/docs/features/configuration.md
index fb9b1fcea..fc5a8b996 100644
--- a/docs/features/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/features/configuration.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ The following properties are supported:
 | `ryuk.disabled`             | `TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED`              | Disable the Garbage Collector                        | false                     |
 | `ryuk.container.privileged` | `TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_PRIVILEGED`            | Run Ryuk in privileged mode                          | false                     |
 | `ryuk.reconnection.timeout` | `RYUK_RECONNECTION_TIMEOUT`                 | Time to wait before reconnecting                     | 10s                       |
-| `ryuk.image`                | `RYUK_CONTAINER_IMAGE`                      | Ryuk container image                                 | testcontainers/ryuk:0.8.1 |
+| `ryuk.image`                | `RYUK_CONTAINER_IMAGE`                      | Ryuk container image                                 | testcontainers/ryuk:0.14.0 |
 | `connection.mode`           | `TESTCONTAINERS_CONNECTION_MODE`            | Connection mode (bridge_ip, gateway_ip, docker_host) | -                         |
 
 Additional configuration options:
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ docker.cert.path=/path/to/certs
 ryuk.disabled=false
 ryuk.container.privileged=true
 ryuk.reconnection.timeout=30s
-ryuk.image=testcontainers/ryuk:0.8.1
+ryuk.image=testcontainers/ryuk:0.14.0
 
 # Testcontainers configuration
 tc.host=tcp://my.testcontainers.host:1234
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 613e903c9..575d2bc81 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Configuration
 +-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
 | ``TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED``          | ``false``                                         | Disable ryuk                             |
 +-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
-| ``RYUK_CONTAINER_IMAGE``                  | ``testcontainers/ryuk:0.8.1``                     | Custom image for ryuk                    |
+| ``RYUK_CONTAINER_IMAGE``                  | ``testcontainers/ryuk:0.14.0``                    | Custom image for ryuk                    |
 +-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
 | ``DOCKER_AUTH_CONFIG``                    | ``{"auths": {"<url>": {"auth": "<encoded>"}}}``   | Custom registry auth config              |
 +-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
diff --git a/src/testcontainers/core/config.py b/src/testcontainers/core/config.py
index f5a9afc9f..15c522e4a 100644
--- a/src/testcontainers/core/config.py
+++ b/src/testcontainers/core/config.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def _render_bool(self, env_name: str, prop_name: str) -> bool:
 
     max_tries: int = int(environ.get("TC_MAX_TRIES", "120"))
     sleep_time: float = float(environ.get("TC_POOLING_INTERVAL", "1"))
-    ryuk_image: str = environ.get("RYUK_CONTAINER_IMAGE", "testcontainers/ryuk:0.8.1")
+    ryuk_image: str = environ.get("RYUK_CONTAINER_IMAGE", "testcontainers/ryuk:0.14.0")
     _ryuk_privileged: Optional[bool] = None
     _ryuk_disabled: Optional[bool] = None
     _ryuk_docker_socket: str = ""