diff --git a/database/spring-cloud-stream-binder-oracle-txeventq/spring-cloud-stream-binder-txeventq-sample/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/cloud/stream/binder/sample/TxEventQSampleAppTest.java b/database/spring-cloud-stream-binder-oracle-txeventq/spring-cloud-stream-binder-txeventq-sample/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/cloud/stream/binder/sample/TxEventQSampleAppTest.java
index 3ed4ef2b..b20f4ea9 100644
--- a/database/spring-cloud-stream-binder-oracle-txeventq/spring-cloud-stream-binder-txeventq-sample/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/cloud/stream/binder/sample/TxEventQSampleAppTest.java
+++ b/database/spring-cloud-stream-binder-oracle-txeventq/spring-cloud-stream-binder-txeventq-sample/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/cloud/stream/binder/sample/TxEventQSampleAppTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 @Testcontainers
 public class TxEventQSampleAppTest {
     @Container
-    static OracleContainer oracleContainer = new OracleContainer("gvenzl/oracle-free:23.8-slim-faststart")
+    static OracleContainer oracleContainer = new OracleContainer("gvenzl/oracle-free:23.9-slim-faststart")
             .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(2))
             .withUsername("testuser")
             .withPassword("testpwd");
diff --git a/database/spring-cloud-stream-binder-oracle-txeventq/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/cloud/stream/binder/Util.java b/database/spring-cloud-stream-binder-oracle-txeventq/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/cloud/stream/binder/Util.java
index 36c03be4..50a15118 100644
--- a/database/spring-cloud-stream-binder-oracle-txeventq/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/cloud/stream/binder/Util.java
+++ b/database/spring-cloud-stream-binder-oracle-txeventq/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/cloud/stream/binder/Util.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 public class Util {
     public static OracleContainer oracleContainer() {
-        return new OracleContainer("gvenzl/oracle-free:23.8-slim-faststart")
+        return new OracleContainer("gvenzl/oracle-free:23.9-slim-faststart")
                 .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(2)) // Needed for M1 Mac
                 .withUsername("testuser")
                 .withPassword("testpwd");
diff --git a/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-json-data-tools/src/test/java/com/oracle/spring/json/JsonCollectionsIT.java b/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-json-data-tools/src/test/java/com/oracle/spring/json/JsonCollectionsIT.java
index 50015fe1..412e6af6 100644
--- a/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-json-data-tools/src/test/java/com/oracle/spring/json/JsonCollectionsIT.java
+++ b/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-json-data-tools/src/test/java/com/oracle/spring/json/JsonCollectionsIT.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 @SpringBootTest(classes = JsonCollectionsAutoConfiguration.class)
 @Testcontainers
 public class JsonCollectionsIT {
-    static OracleContainer oracleContainer = new OracleContainer("gvenzl/oracle-free:23.8-slim-faststart")
+    static OracleContainer oracleContainer = new OracleContainer("gvenzl/oracle-free:23.9-slim-faststart")
             .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(2))
             .withUsername("testuser")
             .withPassword("testpwd");
diff --git a/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-json-relational-duality-views/src/test/java/com/oracle/spring/json/duality/SpringBootDualityTest.java b/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-json-relational-duality-views/src/test/java/com/oracle/spring/json/duality/SpringBootDualityTest.java
index 77d1f37c..4b54357b 100644
--- a/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-json-relational-duality-views/src/test/java/com/oracle/spring/json/duality/SpringBootDualityTest.java
+++ b/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-json-relational-duality-views/src/test/java/com/oracle/spring/json/duality/SpringBootDualityTest.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public static String readViewFile(String fileName) {
      */
     @Container
     @ServiceConnection
-    static OracleContainer oracleContainer = new OracleContainer("gvenzl/oracle-free:23.8-slim-faststart")
+    static OracleContainer oracleContainer = new OracleContainer("gvenzl/oracle-free:23.9-slim-faststart")
             .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(5))
             .withInitScript("products.sql")
             .withUsername("testuser")
diff --git a/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-starter-samples/oracle-spring-boot-sample-json-duality/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/jsonduality/JSONDualitySampleApplicationTest.java b/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-starter-samples/oracle-spring-boot-sample-json-duality/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/jsonduality/JSONDualitySampleApplicationTest.java
index e34d4c24..a28b771f 100644
--- a/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-starter-samples/oracle-spring-boot-sample-json-duality/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/jsonduality/JSONDualitySampleApplicationTest.java
+++ b/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-starter-samples/oracle-spring-boot-sample-json-duality/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/jsonduality/JSONDualitySampleApplicationTest.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class JSONDualitySampleApplicationTest {
      * The Testcontainers Oracle Free module let's us create an Oracle database container in a junit context.
      */
     @Container
-    static OracleContainer oracleContainer = new OracleContainer("gvenzl/oracle-free:23.8-slim-faststart")
+    static OracleContainer oracleContainer = new OracleContainer("gvenzl/oracle-free:23.9-slim-faststart")
             .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(2))
             .withUsername("testuser")
             .withPassword("testpwd");
diff --git a/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-starter-samples/oracle-spring-boot-sample-json-events/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/jsonevents/JSONEventsSampleTest.java b/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-starter-samples/oracle-spring-boot-sample-json-events/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/jsonevents/JSONEventsSampleTest.java
index ecf0a28d..075a3b52 100644
--- a/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-starter-samples/oracle-spring-boot-sample-json-events/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/jsonevents/JSONEventsSampleTest.java
+++ b/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-starter-samples/oracle-spring-boot-sample-json-events/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/jsonevents/JSONEventsSampleTest.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class JSONEventsSampleTest {
      * The Testcontainers Oracle Free module let's us create an Oracle database container in a junit context.
      */
     @Container
-    static OracleContainer oracleContainer = new OracleContainer("gvenzl/oracle-free:23.8-slim-faststart")
+    static OracleContainer oracleContainer = new OracleContainer("gvenzl/oracle-free:23.9-slim-faststart")
             .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(2))
             .withUsername("testuser")
             .withPassword("testpwd");
diff --git a/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-starter-samples/oracle-spring-boot-sample-okafka/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/okafka/OKafkaSampleTest.java b/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-starter-samples/oracle-spring-boot-sample-okafka/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/okafka/OKafkaSampleTest.java
index 6838d704..045ba070 100644
--- a/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-starter-samples/oracle-spring-boot-sample-okafka/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/okafka/OKafkaSampleTest.java
+++ b/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-starter-samples/oracle-spring-boot-sample-okafka/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/okafka/OKafkaSampleTest.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 @Testcontainers
 public class OKafkaSampleTest {
     // Oracle Database 23ai Free container image
-    private static final String oracleImage = "gvenzl/oracle-free:23.8-slim-faststart";
+    private static final String oracleImage = "gvenzl/oracle-free:23.9-slim-faststart";
     private static final String testUser = "testuser";
     private static final String testPassword = "Welcome123#";
 
diff --git a/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-starter-samples/oracle-spring-boot-sample-ucp-jpa/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/sample/UCPSampleApplicationTest.java b/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-starter-samples/oracle-spring-boot-sample-ucp-jpa/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/sample/UCPSampleApplicationTest.java
index dee183c1..f863f8d7 100644
--- a/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-starter-samples/oracle-spring-boot-sample-ucp-jpa/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/sample/UCPSampleApplicationTest.java
+++ b/database/starters/oracle-spring-boot-starter-samples/oracle-spring-boot-sample-ucp-jpa/src/test/java/com/oracle/database/spring/sample/UCPSampleApplicationTest.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class UCPSampleApplicationTest {
      * The Testcontainers Oracle Free module let's us create an Oracle database container in a junit context.
      */
     @Container
-    static OracleContainer oracleContainer = new OracleContainer("gvenzl/oracle-free:23.8-slim-faststart")
+    static OracleContainer oracleContainer = new OracleContainer("gvenzl/oracle-free:23.9-slim-faststart")
             .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(2))
             .withUsername("testuser")
             .withPassword("testpwd");