diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index bbfbe9f8..6469374d 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     "@types/ws": "^8.18.1",
     "drizzle-kit": "^0.31.10",
     "pino-pretty": "^13.1.3",
-    "testcontainers": "^11.14.0",
+    "testcontainers": "^12.0.3",
     "tsx": "^4.22.4",
     "typescript": "^5.7.2",
     "vitest": "^3.2.6"