diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-release-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/package-release-workflow.yml
index 37e3dff..56c5f43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package-release-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-release-workflow.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Release the package
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     container:
-      image: ghcr.io/simatic-ax/ci-images/apax-ci-image:4.3.0
+      image: ghcr.io/simatic-ax/ci-images/apax-ci-image:4.4.0
       credentials:
         username: ${{ github.actor }}
         password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/template/.github/workflows/application-example-release-workflow.yml b/template/.github/workflows/application-example-release-workflow.yml
index 63f575d..b25b996 100644
--- a/template/.github/workflows/application-example-release-workflow.yml
+++ b/template/.github/workflows/application-example-release-workflow.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: call-development
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     container:
-      image: ghcr.io/simatic-ax/ci-images/apax-ci-image:3.5.0
+      image: ghcr.io/simatic-ax/ci-images/apax-ci-image:4.4.0
       credentials:
         username: ${{ github.actor }}
         password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/template/.github/workflows/package-development-workflow.yml b/template/.github/workflows/package-development-workflow.yml
index c66c71e..18a2ffb 100644
--- a/template/.github/workflows/package-development-workflow.yml
+++ b/template/.github/workflows/package-development-workflow.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build and Test
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     container:
-      image: ghcr.io/simatic-ax/ci-images/apax-ci-image:3.4.2
+      image: ghcr.io/simatic-ax/ci-images/apax-ci-image:4.4.0
       credentials:
         username: ${{ github.actor }}
         password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}