diff --git a/src/development/redpanda/compose.yaml b/src/development/redpanda/compose.yaml
index efebf7ae..6a062743 100644
--- a/src/development/redpanda/compose.yaml
+++ b/src/development/redpanda/compose.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ services:
     #   timeout: 10s
     #   retries: 3
     #   start_period: 10s
-    image: redpandadata/redpanda:v25.3.13
+    image: redpandadata/redpanda:v26.1.2
     volumes:
       - redpanda-data:/var/lib/redpanda/data
   redpanda-console: