diff --git a/tests/src/io.nats/jnats/2.16.11/required-docker-images.txt b/tests/src/io.nats/jnats/2.16.11/required-docker-images.txt
index 0ef3aea97..21954e35e 100644
--- a/tests/src/io.nats/jnats/2.16.11/required-docker-images.txt
+++ b/tests/src/io.nats/jnats/2.16.11/required-docker-images.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-nats:2.11.8
+nats:2.12.1
diff --git a/tests/src/io.nats/jnats/2.16.11/src/test/java/io_nats/jnats/JnatsTest.java b/tests/src/io.nats/jnats/2.16.11/src/test/java/io_nats/jnats/JnatsTest.java
index 5ba1966a2..00e14b43b 100644
--- a/tests/src/io.nats/jnats/2.16.11/src/test/java/io_nats/jnats/JnatsTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/io.nats/jnats/2.16.11/src/test/java/io_nats/jnats/JnatsTest.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class JnatsTest {
     @BeforeAll
     public void init() throws IOException {
         System.out.println("Starting NATS ...");
-        process = new ProcessBuilder("docker", "run", "--rm", "-p", "4222:4222", "nats:2.11.8").inheritIO().start();
+        process = new ProcessBuilder("docker", "run", "--rm", "-p", "4222:4222", "nats:2.12.1").inheritIO().start();
 
         waitUntil(() -> {
             openConnection().close();
diff --git a/tests/tck-build-logic/src/main/resources/allowed-docker-images/Dockerfile-nats b/tests/tck-build-logic/src/main/resources/allowed-docker-images/Dockerfile-nats
index 4b16862a4..1c9a0d5e6 100644
--- a/tests/tck-build-logic/src/main/resources/allowed-docker-images/Dockerfile-nats
+++ b/tests/tck-build-logic/src/main/resources/allowed-docker-images/Dockerfile-nats
@@ -1 +1 @@
-FROM nats:2.11.8
+FROM nats:2.12.1