diff --git a/packages/tests/src/run-tests.js b/packages/tests/src/run-tests.js
index 53b187df8a..9cd1e144f7 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/run-tests.js
+++ b/packages/tests/src/run-tests.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { promisify } from "util";
 const execAsync = promisify(exec);
 
 const WAKUNODE_IMAGE =
-  process.env.WAKUNODE_IMAGE || "statusteam/nim-waku:v0.16.0";
+  process.env.WAKUNODE_IMAGE || "statusteam/nim-waku:v0.17.0";
 
 async function main() {
   try {