diff --git a/docker-compose.test.yml b/docker-compose.test.yml
index 8e89790..bbc139c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.test.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.test.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ services:
       retries: 5
 
   redis: &redis
-    image: docker.io/valkey/valkey:8.0-alpine
+    image: docker.io/valkey/valkey:8.1-alpine
     command:
       - sh
       - -c # this is to evaluate the $REDIS_PASSWORD from the env
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 65176c5..bac2426 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ services:
 
   # redis
   redis:
-    image: docker.io/valkey/valkey:8.0-alpine
+    image: docker.io/valkey/valkey:8.1-alpine
     command:
       - sh
       - -c # this is to evaluate the $REDIS_PASSWORD from the env
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - netbox-redis-data:/data
   redis-cache:
-    image: docker.io/valkey/valkey:8.0-alpine
+    image: docker.io/valkey/valkey:8.1-alpine
     command:
       - sh
       - -c # this is to evaluate the $REDIS_PASSWORD from the env