diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 560d2641f..b99524924 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       # Label used to access the service container
       mysql:
         # Docker Hub image
-        image: mysql:8.4.0
+        image: mysql:9.2.0
         env:
           MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: hreact
           MYSQL_DATABASE: hreact
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
           - 3306:3306
       postgres:
         # Docker Hub image
-        image: postgres:16.3
+        image: postgres:17.4
         env:
           POSTGRES_DB: hreact
           POSTGRES_USER: hreact
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 52f70595d..f7f9bbbf1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ Learn more at <http://hibernate.org/reactive>.
 
 Hibernate Reactive has been tested with:
 
-- Java 11, 17, 21, 23
-- PostgreSQL 16
-- MySQL 8
+- Java 11, 17, 21, 24
+- PostgreSQL 17
+- MySQL 9
 - MariaDB 11
-- Db2 11
+- Db2 12
 - CockroachDB v24
 - MS SQL Server 2022
 - Oracle 23
diff --git a/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/containers/CockroachDBDatabase.java b/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/containers/CockroachDBDatabase.java
index 103723127..7d9da67cc 100644
--- a/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/containers/CockroachDBDatabase.java
+++ b/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/containers/CockroachDBDatabase.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class CockroachDBDatabase extends PostgreSQLDatabase {
 	 * TIP: To reuse the same containers across multiple runs, set `testcontainers.reuse.enable=true` in a file located
 	 * at `$HOME/.testcontainers.properties` (create the file if it does not exist).
 	 */
-	public static final CockroachContainer cockroachDb = new CockroachContainer( imageName( "cockroachdb/cockroach", "v24.1.0" ) )
+	public static final CockroachContainer cockroachDb = new CockroachContainer( imageName( "cockroachdb/cockroach", "v24.1.15" ) )
 			// Username, password and database are not supported by test container at the moment
 			// Testcontainers will use a database named 'postgres' and the 'root' user
 			.withReuse( true );
diff --git a/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/containers/MariaDatabase.java b/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/containers/MariaDatabase.java
index 575c5290d..6c9db8dfe 100644
--- a/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/containers/MariaDatabase.java
+++ b/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/containers/MariaDatabase.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class MariaDatabase extends MySQLDatabase {
 	 * TIP: To reuse the same containers across multiple runs, set `testcontainers.reuse.enable=true` in a file located
 	 * at `$HOME/.testcontainers.properties` (create the file if it does not exist).
 	 */
-	public static final MariaDBContainer<?> maria = new MariaDBContainer<>( imageName( "mariadb", "11.4.2" ) )
+	public static final MariaDBContainer<?> maria = new MariaDBContainer<>( imageName( "mariadb", "11.7.2" ) )
 			.withUsername( DatabaseConfiguration.USERNAME )
 			.withPassword( DatabaseConfiguration.PASSWORD )
 			.withDatabaseName( DatabaseConfiguration.DB_NAME )
diff --git a/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/containers/MySQLDatabase.java b/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/containers/MySQLDatabase.java
index 9b94cf8ed..72c73113d 100644
--- a/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/containers/MySQLDatabase.java
+++ b/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/containers/MySQLDatabase.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class MySQLDatabase implements TestableDatabase {
 	 * TIP: To reuse the same containers across multiple runs, set `testcontainers.reuse.enable=true` in a file located
 	 * at `$HOME/.testcontainers.properties` (create the file if it does not exist).
 	 */
-	public static final MySQLContainer<?> mysql = new MySQLContainer<>( imageName( "mysql", "8.4.0") )
+	public static final MySQLContainer<?> mysql = new MySQLContainer<>( imageName( "mysql", "9.2.0") )
 			.withUsername( DatabaseConfiguration.USERNAME )
 			.withPassword( DatabaseConfiguration.PASSWORD )
 			.withDatabaseName( DatabaseConfiguration.DB_NAME )
diff --git a/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/containers/PostgreSQLDatabase.java b/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/containers/PostgreSQLDatabase.java
index 038733e7e..0d076a93b 100644
--- a/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/containers/PostgreSQLDatabase.java
+++ b/hibernate-reactive-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/containers/PostgreSQLDatabase.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class PostgreSQLDatabase implements TestableDatabase {
 	 * TIP: To reuse the same containers across multiple runs, set `testcontainers.reuse.enable=true` in a file located
 	 * at `$HOME/.testcontainers.properties` (create the file if it does not exist).
 	 */
-	public static final PostgreSQLContainer<?> postgresql = new PostgreSQLContainer<>( imageName( "postgres", "16.3" ) )
+	public static final PostgreSQLContainer<?> postgresql = new PostgreSQLContainer<>( imageName( "postgres", "17.4" ) )
 			.withUsername( DatabaseConfiguration.USERNAME )
 			.withPassword( DatabaseConfiguration.PASSWORD )
 			.withDatabaseName( DatabaseConfiguration.DB_NAME )
diff --git a/integration-tests/bytecode-enhancements-it/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/BaseReactiveIT.java b/integration-tests/bytecode-enhancements-it/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/BaseReactiveIT.java
index 72ad3273d..ff9f5e601 100644
--- a/integration-tests/bytecode-enhancements-it/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/BaseReactiveIT.java
+++ b/integration-tests/bytecode-enhancements-it/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/BaseReactiveIT.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public abstract class BaseReactiveIT {
 	public static final boolean USE_DOCKER = Boolean.getBoolean( "docker" );
 
 	public static final DockerImageName IMAGE_NAME = DockerImageName
-			.parse( "docker.io/postgres:16.3" )
+			.parse( "docker.io/postgres:17.4" )
 			.asCompatibleSubstituteFor( "postgres" );
 
 	public static final String USERNAME = "hreact";
diff --git a/integration-tests/hibernate-validator-postgres-it/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/quarkus/qe/database/BaseReactiveIT.java b/integration-tests/hibernate-validator-postgres-it/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/quarkus/qe/database/BaseReactiveIT.java
index 7272f13f2..afff092e9 100644
--- a/integration-tests/hibernate-validator-postgres-it/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/quarkus/qe/database/BaseReactiveIT.java
+++ b/integration-tests/hibernate-validator-postgres-it/src/test/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/quarkus/qe/database/BaseReactiveIT.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public abstract class BaseReactiveIT {
 	public static final boolean USE_DOCKER = Boolean.getBoolean( "docker" );
 
 	public static final DockerImageName IMAGE_NAME = DockerImageName
-			.parse( "docker.io/postgres:16.3" )
+			.parse( "docker.io/postgres:17.4" )
 			.asCompatibleSubstituteFor( "postgres" );
 
 	public static final String USERNAME = "hreact";
diff --git a/integration-tests/verticle-postgres-it/src/main/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/verticle/VertxServer.java b/integration-tests/verticle-postgres-it/src/main/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/verticle/VertxServer.java
index eab23a6ff..238e5278b 100644
--- a/integration-tests/verticle-postgres-it/src/main/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/verticle/VertxServer.java
+++ b/integration-tests/verticle-postgres-it/src/main/java/org/hibernate/reactive/it/verticle/VertxServer.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class VertxServer {
 	// These properties are in DatabaseConfiguration in core
 	public static final boolean USE_DOCKER = Boolean.getBoolean( "docker" );
 
-	public static final String IMAGE_NAME = "postgres:16.3";
+	public static final String IMAGE_NAME = "postgres:17.4";
 	public static final String USERNAME = "hreact";
 	public static final String PASSWORD = "hreact";
 	public static final String DB_NAME = "hreact";
diff --git a/podman.md b/podman.md
index dc81fb828..733720def 100644
--- a/podman.md
+++ b/podman.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ required credentials and schema to run the tests:
 podman run --rm --name HibernateTestingPGSQL \
     -e POSTGRES_USER=hreact -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=hreact -e POSTGRES_DB=hreact \
     -e POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS="-A password" \
-    -p 5432:5432 docker.io/postgres:16.3
+    -p 5432:5432 docker.io/postgres:17.4
 ```
 
 When the database has started, you can run the tests on PostgreSQL with:
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ and schema to run the tests:
 ```
 podman run --rm --name HibernateTestingMariaDB \
     -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=hreact -e MYSQL_DATABASE=hreact -e MYSQL_USER=hreact -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=hreact \
-    -p 3306:3306 docker.io/mariadb:11.4.2
+    -p 3306:3306 docker.io/mariadb:11.7.2
 ```
 
 When the database has started, you can run the tests on MariaDB with:
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ and schema to run the tests:
 ```
 podman run --rm --name HibernateTestingMySQL \
     -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=hreact -e MYSQL_DATABASE=hreact -e MYSQL_USER=hreact -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=hreact \
-    -p 3306:3306 docker.io/mysql:8.4.0
+    -p 3306:3306 docker.io/mysql:9.2.0
 ```
 
 When the database has started, you can run the tests on MySQL with:
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ configured to run the tests:
 ```
 podman run --rm --name=HibernateTestingCockroachDB \
     --hostname=roachrr1 -p 26257:26257 -p 8080:8080 \
-    docker.io/cockroachdb/cockroach:v24.1.0 start-single-node --insecure
+    docker.io/cockroachdb/cockroach:v24.1.15 start-single-node --insecure
 ```
 
 Some of tests needs temporary tables and because this is an experimental feature in
diff --git a/tooling/jbang/CockroachDBReactiveTest.java.qute b/tooling/jbang/CockroachDBReactiveTest.java.qute
index 39d23b73b..eabb01794 100755
--- a/tooling/jbang/CockroachDBReactiveTest.java.qute
+++ b/tooling/jbang/CockroachDBReactiveTest.java.qute
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class {baseName} {
 	}
 
     @ClassRule
-    public final static CockroachContainer database = new CockroachContainer( imageName( "cockroachdb", "cockroach", "v24.1.0" ) );
+    public final static CockroachContainer database = new CockroachContainer( imageName( "cockroachdb", "cockroach", "v24.1.15" ) );
 
 	private Mutiny.SessionFactory sessionFactory;
 
diff --git a/tooling/jbang/Example.java b/tooling/jbang/Example.java
index 10b482fde..d453dca6a 100644
--- a/tooling/jbang/Example.java
+++ b/tooling/jbang/Example.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
  *             <pre>
  *                 podman run --rm --name HibernateTestingPGSQL \
  *                      -e POSTGRES_USER=hreact -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=hreact -e POSTGRES_DB=hreact \
- *                      -p 5432:5432 postgres:16.3
+ *                      -p 5432:5432 postgres:17.4
  *              </pre>
  *         </dd>
  *         <dt>3. Run the example with JBang</dt>
diff --git a/tooling/jbang/MariaDBReactiveTest.java.qute b/tooling/jbang/MariaDBReactiveTest.java.qute
index 966134e48..227f014a1 100755
--- a/tooling/jbang/MariaDBReactiveTest.java.qute
+++ b/tooling/jbang/MariaDBReactiveTest.java.qute
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class {baseName} {
 	}
 
     @ClassRule
-    public final static MariaDBContainer<?> database = new MariaDBContainer<>( imageName( "docker.io", "mariadb", "11.4.2" ) );
+    public final static MariaDBContainer<?> database = new MariaDBContainer<>( imageName( "docker.io", "mariadb", "11.7.2" ) );
 
 	private Mutiny.SessionFactory sessionFactory;
 
diff --git a/tooling/jbang/MySQLReactiveTest.java.qute b/tooling/jbang/MySQLReactiveTest.java.qute
index 1e06c2468..84c7671b0 100755
--- a/tooling/jbang/MySQLReactiveTest.java.qute
+++ b/tooling/jbang/MySQLReactiveTest.java.qute
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class {baseName} {
 	}
 
     @ClassRule
-    public final static MySQLContainer<?> database = new MySQLContainer<>( imageName( "docker.io", "mysql", "8.4.0" ) );
+    public final static MySQLContainer<?> database = new MySQLContainer<>( imageName( "docker.io", "mysql", "9.2.0" ) );
 
 	private Mutiny.SessionFactory sessionFactory;
 
diff --git a/tooling/jbang/PostgreSQLReactiveTest.java.qute b/tooling/jbang/PostgreSQLReactiveTest.java.qute
index be49feea4..5eb85a050 100755
--- a/tooling/jbang/PostgreSQLReactiveTest.java.qute
+++ b/tooling/jbang/PostgreSQLReactiveTest.java.qute
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class {baseName} {
 	}
 
     @ClassRule
-    public final static PostgreSQLContainer database = new PostgreSQLContainer( imageName( "docker.io", "postgres", "16.3" ) );
+    public final static PostgreSQLContainer database = new PostgreSQLContainer( imageName( "docker.io", "postgres", "17.4" ) );
 
 	private Mutiny.SessionFactory sessionFactory;
 
diff --git a/tooling/jbang/ReactiveTest.java b/tooling/jbang/ReactiveTest.java
index d407af2e3..9de038cf6 100755
--- a/tooling/jbang/ReactiveTest.java
+++ b/tooling/jbang/ReactiveTest.java
@@ -228,11 +228,11 @@ public String toString() {
 	 * It's a wrapper around the testcontainers classes.
 	 */
 	enum Database {
-		POSTGRESQL( () -> new PostgreSQLContainer( "postgres:16.3" ) ),
-		MYSQL( () -> new MySQLContainer( "mysql:8.4.0" ) ),
+		POSTGRESQL( () -> new PostgreSQLContainer( "postgres:17.4" ) ),
+		MYSQL( () -> new MySQLContainer( "mysql:9.2.0" ) ),
 		DB2( () -> new Db2Container( "docker.io/icr.io/db2_community/db2:12.1.0.0" ).acceptLicense() ),
-		MARIADB( () -> new MariaDBContainer( "mariadb:11.4.2" ) ),
-		COCKROACHDB( () -> new CockroachContainer( "cockroachdb/cockroach:v24.1.0" ) );
+		MARIADB( () -> new MariaDBContainer( "mariadb:11.7.2" ) ),
+		COCKROACHDB( () -> new CockroachContainer( "cockroachdb/cockroach:v24.1.15" ) );
 
 		private final Supplier<JdbcDatabaseContainer<?>> containerSupplier;