diff --git a/plugins/renovate-backend-module-runtime-direct/package.json b/plugins/renovate-backend-module-runtime-direct/package.json
index 3dc45831c..a6d510055 100644
--- a/plugins/renovate-backend-module-runtime-direct/package.json
+++ b/plugins/renovate-backend-module-runtime-direct/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "@secustor/backstage-plugin-renovate-common": "workspace:^",
     "@secustor/backstage-plugin-renovate-node": "workspace:^",
     "find-up": "^5.0.0",
-    "renovate": "43.118.0"
+    "renovate": "43.288.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "^1.11.5",
diff --git a/plugins/renovate-backend-module-runtime-docker/README.md b/plugins/renovate-backend-module-runtime-docker/README.md
index 8096caa01..3b539751e 100644
--- a/plugins/renovate-backend-module-runtime-docker/README.md
+++ b/plugins/renovate-backend-module-runtime-docker/README.md
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ renovate:
 
       # all values are option and can be used to overwrite the default values
       image: registry.example.com/renovate/renovate # default: 'ghcr.io/renovatebot/renovate'
-      tag: latest # default: 43.118.0
+      tag: latest # default: 43.288.0
 ```
diff --git a/plugins/renovate-backend-module-runtime-docker/config.d.ts b/plugins/renovate-backend-module-runtime-docker/config.d.ts
index 2603c907f..3a0c714e0 100644
--- a/plugins/renovate-backend-module-runtime-docker/config.d.ts
+++ b/plugins/renovate-backend-module-runtime-docker/config.d.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export interface Config {
 
         /**
          * The Docker image tag to use
-         * Default: '43.118.0'
+         * Default: '43.288.0'
          */
         tag: string;
       };
diff --git a/plugins/renovate-backend-module-runtime-docker/src/runtime.ts b/plugins/renovate-backend-module-runtime-docker/src/runtime.ts
index c8c112f39..dbafb2ad5 100644
--- a/plugins/renovate-backend-module-runtime-docker/src/runtime.ts
+++ b/plugins/renovate-backend-module-runtime-docker/src/runtime.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import Docker from 'dockerode';
 import { PassThrough } from 'stream';
 
 const imageRepository = 'ghcr.io/renovatebot/renovate';
-const imageTag = '43.118.0';
+const imageTag = '43.288.0';
 
 export class DockerRuntime implements RenovateWrapper {
   #runner: Docker;