diff --git a/kroxylicious-systemtests/src/main/java/io/kroxylicious/systemtests/Environment.java b/kroxylicious-systemtests/src/main/java/io/kroxylicious/systemtests/Environment.java
index a8c23c0359..96fe7518b4 100644
--- a/kroxylicious-systemtests/src/main/java/io/kroxylicious/systemtests/Environment.java
+++ b/kroxylicious-systemtests/src/main/java/io/kroxylicious/systemtests/Environment.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ private Environment() {
     private static final String ARCHITECTURE_DEFAULT = System.getProperty("os.arch");
     private static final String KROXYLICIOUS_OPERATOR_INSTALL_DIR_DEFAULT = System.getProperty("user.dir") + "/target/kroxylicious-operator-dist/install/";
     public static final String CURL_IMAGE_DEFAULT = Constants.DOCKER_REGISTRY_GCR_MIRROR
-            + "/curlimages/curl:8.18.0@sha256:d94d07ba9e7d6de898b6d96c1a072f6f8266c687af78a74f380087a0addf5d17";
+            + "/curlimages/curl:8.19.0@sha256:b066cbf876d50a5d024927878a586c4a39c985325ded195e2e231f4abdddf3c8";
 
     public static final String KAFKA_VERSION = ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.getOrDefault(KAFKA_VERSION_ENV, KAFKA_VERSION_DEFAULT);
     public static final String KROXYLICIOUS_OPERATOR_VERSION = ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.getOrDefault(KROXYLICIOUS_OPERATOR_VERSION_ENV, KROXYLICIOUS_VERSION_DEFAULT);