diff --git a/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-dbless-konnect.yaml b/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-dbless-konnect.yaml
index cdf7d02700..615f630b3b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-dbless-konnect.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-dbless-konnect.yaml
@@ -3996,7 +3996,7 @@ spec:
           value: /dev/stderr
         - name: KONG_ROUTER_FLAVOR
           value: expressions
-        image: kong:3.8
+        image: kong:3.9
         lifecycle:
           preStop:
             exec:
diff --git a/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-dbless.yaml b/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-dbless.yaml
index 90f37d26a2..fdce0e2755 100644
--- a/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-dbless.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-dbless.yaml
@@ -3981,7 +3981,7 @@ spec:
           value: /dev/stderr
         - name: KONG_ROUTER_FLAVOR
           value: expressions
-        image: kong:3.8
+        image: kong:3.9
         lifecycle:
           preStop:
             exec:
diff --git a/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-postgres-multiple-gateways.yaml b/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-postgres-multiple-gateways.yaml
index 31f2607f7b..5781eda817 100644
--- a/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-postgres-multiple-gateways.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-postgres-multiple-gateways.yaml
@@ -3939,7 +3939,7 @@ spec:
           value: postgres
         - name: KONG_PG_PASSWORD
           value: kong
-        image: kong:3.8
+        image: kong:3.9
         name: wait-for-migrations
       serviceAccountName: kong-serviceaccount
       volumes:
@@ -4012,7 +4012,7 @@ spec:
           value: /dev/stderr
         - name: KONG_ROUTER_FLAVOR
           value: traditional
-        image: kong:3.8
+        image: kong:3.9
         lifecycle:
           preStop:
             exec:
@@ -4138,7 +4138,7 @@ spec:
           value: postgres
         - name: KONG_PG_PORT
           value: "5432"
-        image: kong:3.8
+        image: kong:3.9
         name: kong-migrations
       initContainers:
       - command:
@@ -4151,7 +4151,7 @@ spec:
           value: postgres
         - name: KONG_PG_PORT
           value: "5432"
-        image: kong:3.8
+        image: kong:3.9
         name: wait-for-postgres
       restartPolicy: OnFailure
 ---
diff --git a/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-postgres.yaml b/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-postgres.yaml
index ed4ea2b7f9..86a8bfdc70 100644
--- a/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-postgres.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-postgres.yaml
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@ spec:
           value: /dev/stderr
         - name: KONG_PROXY_ERROR_LOG
           value: /dev/stderr
-        image: kong:3.8
+        image: kong:3.9
         lifecycle:
           preStop:
             exec:
@@ -3989,7 +3989,7 @@ spec:
           value: postgres
         - name: KONG_PG_PASSWORD
           value: kong
-        image: kong:3.8
+        image: kong:3.9
         name: wait-for-migrations
       serviceAccountName: kong-serviceaccount
       volumes:
@@ -4078,7 +4078,7 @@ spec:
           value: postgres
         - name: KONG_PG_PORT
           value: "5432"
-        image: kong:3.8
+        image: kong:3.9
         name: kong-migrations
       initContainers:
       - command:
@@ -4091,7 +4091,7 @@ spec:
           value: postgres
         - name: KONG_PG_PORT
           value: "5432"
-        image: kong:3.8
+        image: kong:3.9
         name: wait-for-postgres
       restartPolicy: OnFailure
 ---