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 9c736969..3ed4ef2b 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:23.7-slim-faststart")
+    static OracleContainer oracleContainer = new OracleContainer("gvenzl/oracle-free:23.8-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 1b6b2c7e..36c03be4 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:23.7-slim-faststart")
+        return new OracleContainer("gvenzl/oracle-free:23.8-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 5a2a9663..50015fe1 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:23.7-slim-faststart")
+    static OracleContainer oracleContainer = new OracleContainer("gvenzl/oracle-free:23.8-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 41c7265c..77d1f37c 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:23.7-slim-faststart")
+    static OracleContainer oracleContainer = new OracleContainer("gvenzl/oracle-free:23.8-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 0f266fe3..e34d4c24 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:23.7-slim-faststart")
+    static OracleContainer oracleContainer = new OracleContainer("gvenzl/oracle-free:23.8-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 1806e93b..ecf0a28d 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:23.7-slim-faststart")
+    static OracleContainer oracleContainer = new OracleContainer("gvenzl/oracle-free:23.8-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 73bdcc52..6838d704 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:23.7-slim-faststart";
+    private static final String oracleImage = "gvenzl/oracle-free:23.8-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 b19a9609..dee183c1 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:23.7-slim-faststart")
+    static OracleContainer oracleContainer = new OracleContainer("gvenzl/oracle-free:23.8-slim-faststart")
             .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(2))
             .withUsername("testuser")
             .withPassword("testpwd");
diff --git a/database/starters/pom.xml b/database/starters/pom.xml
index 3ba4ec0f..ca7952f4 100644
--- a/database/starters/pom.xml
+++ b/database/starters/pom.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     <okafka.version>23.6.0.0</okafka.version>
     <jackson.version>2.18.3</jackson.version>
     <kafka-clients.version>3.7.1</kafka-clients.version>
-    <oracle.version>23.7.0.25.01</oracle.version>
+    <oracle.version>23.8.0.25.04</oracle.version>
     <osdt.version>21.17.0.0</osdt.version>
     <oracledb-messaging.version>23.3.1.0</oracledb-messaging.version>
     <jta.version>2.0.1</jta.version>