diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cec096a47..43d5d2aa6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ See [CONTRIBUTING.md](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.
 | `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:0.7.0` | Custom image for ryuk                                                              |
+| `RYUK_CONTAINER_IMAGE`                  | `testcontainers/ryuk:0.8.1` | Custom image for ryuk                                                              |
 | `RYUK_RECONNECTION_TIMEOUT`             | `10s`                       | Reconnection timeout for Ryuk TCP socket before Ryuk reaps all dangling containers |
diff --git a/core/testcontainers/core/config.py b/core/testcontainers/core/config.py
index 3522b91f0..7b7279511 100644
--- a/core/testcontainers/core/config.py
+++ b/core/testcontainers/core/config.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 SLEEP_TIME = int(environ.get("TC_POOLING_INTERVAL", 1))
 TIMEOUT = MAX_TRIES * SLEEP_TIME
 
-RYUK_IMAGE: str = environ.get("RYUK_CONTAINER_IMAGE", "testcontainers/ryuk:0.7.0")
+RYUK_IMAGE: str = environ.get("RYUK_CONTAINER_IMAGE", "testcontainers/ryuk:0.8.1")
 RYUK_PRIVILEGED: bool = environ.get("TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_PRIVILEGED", "false") == "true"
 RYUK_DISABLED: bool = environ.get("TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED", "false") == "true"
 RYUK_DOCKER_SOCKET: str = environ.get("TESTCONTAINERS_DOCKER_SOCKET_OVERRIDE", "/var/run/docker.sock")
diff --git a/index.rst b/index.rst
index 70708a247..307f934c0 100644
--- a/index.rst
+++ b/index.rst
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Configuration
 +-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
 | ``TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED``          | ``false``                                         | Disable ryuk                             |
 +-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
-| ``RYUK_CONTAINER_IMAGE``                  | ``testcontainers/ryuk:0.7.0``                     | Custom image for ryuk                    |
+| ``RYUK_CONTAINER_IMAGE``                  | ``testcontainers/ryuk:0.8.1``                     | Custom image for ryuk                    |
 +-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
 | ``DOCKER_AUTH_CONFIG``                    | ``{"auths": {"<url>": {"auth": "<encoded>"}}}``   | Custom registry auth config              |
 +-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+