diff --git a/.github/workflows/interop_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interop_tests.yml
index fccac8b2c..90926d94a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interop_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interop_tests.yml
@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ on:
         required: true
         description: "Node that usually publishes messages. Used for all tests"
         type: string
-        default: "harbor.status.im/wakuorg/nwaku:v0.38.0-beta"
+        default: "harbor.status.im/wakuorg/nwaku:v0.38.0-rc.0"
       node2:
         required: true
         description: "Node that usually queries for published messages. Used for all tests"
         type: string
-        default: "harbor.status.im/wakuorg/nwaku:v0.38.0-beta"
+        default: "harbor.status.im/wakuorg/nwaku:v0.38.0-rc.0"
       additional_nodes:
         required: false
         description: "Additional optional nodes used in e2e tests, separated by ,"
         type: string
-        default: "harbor.status.im/wakuorg/nwaku:v0.38.0-beta"
+        default: "harbor.status.im/wakuorg/nwaku:v0.38.0-rc.0"
 
 jobs:
   test-common:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nim_waku_daily.yml b/.github/workflows/nim_waku_daily.yml
index 7dd773a65..7367f98d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nim_waku_daily.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nim_waku_daily.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test_common.yml
     secrets: inherit
     with:
-      node1: "harbor.status.im/wakuorg/nwaku:v0.38.0-beta"
-      node2: "harbor.status.im/wakuorg/nwaku:v0.38.0-beta"
-      additional_nodes: "harbor.status.im/wakuorg/nwaku:v0.38.0-beta"
+      node1: "harbor.status.im/wakuorg/nwaku:v0.38.0-rc.0"
+      node2: "harbor.status.im/wakuorg/nwaku:v0.38.0-rc.0"
+      additional_nodes: "harbor.status.im/wakuorg/nwaku:v0.38.0-rc.0"
       caller: "nim"
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