diff --git a/docker/docker-compose-ci.yml b/docker/docker-compose-ci.yml
index d2d02f0a55..18fa152c9d 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose-ci.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose-ci.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ services:
   dspacesolr:
     container_name: dspacesolr
     # Uses official Solr image at https://hub.docker.com/_/solr/
-    image: solr:8.8
+    image: solr:8.11-slim
     # Needs main 'dspace' container to start first to guarantee access to solr_configs
     depends_on:
     - dspace
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose-rest.yml b/docker/docker-compose-rest.yml
index 370ccbbdf1..3534682afc 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose-rest.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose-rest.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ services:
   dspacesolr:
     container_name: dspacesolr
     # Uses official Solr image at https://hub.docker.com/_/solr/
-    image: solr:8.8
+    image: solr:8.11-slim
     # Needs main 'dspace' container to start first to guarantee access to solr_configs
     depends_on:
     - dspace