diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c60c6afc75..e10592f3af 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
         <python.setuptools.version>82.0.1</python.setuptools.version>
 
         <!-- GitHub Repository Tags -->
-        <git-repo.confluent-docker-utils.tag>v0.0.169</git-repo.confluent-docker-utils.tag>
+        <git-repo.confluent-docker-utils.tag>v0.0.172</git-repo.confluent-docker-utils.tag>
 
         <!-- Docker Hub Image Versions -->
         <golang.image.version>1.26.2-trixie</golang.image.version>