diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 68134fbeeae7f42bfb24575330b4de2af79c7322..022bde5dc3f07cd2b8173c4ba60053ea231c3f75 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ stages:
 
 variables:
   # Pipeline configuration
-  DOCKER_DIND_IMAGE: "docker:26.0.2-dind"
+  DOCKER_DIND_IMAGE: "docker:26.1.0-dind"
 
   # OpenTofu variables
   LATEST_OPENTOFU_VERSION: '1.6.2'