diff --git a/pass-journal-loader/pass-journal-loader-nih/pom.xml b/pass-journal-loader/pass-journal-loader-nih/pom.xml
index be4abd329..b3e36c65f 100644
--- a/pass-journal-loader/pass-journal-loader-nih/pom.xml
+++ b/pass-journal-loader/pass-journal-loader-nih/pom.xml
@@ -13,11 +13,8 @@
   <properties>
     <!-- Properties for dependency versions -->
     <wiremock.version>3.3.1</wiremock.version>
-    <!-- Properties for ITs -->
-    <pass.core.port>8080</pass.core.port>
-    <pass.core.url>http://localhost:8080</pass.core.url>
-    <pass.core.user>backend</pass.core.user>
-    <pass.core.password>backend</pass.core.password>
+    <testcontainers.version>1.19.4</testcontainers.version>
+    <maven-model.version>3.9.6</maven-model.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -69,6 +66,20 @@
       <version>${wiremock.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
+      <version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
+      <version>${maven-model.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
@@ -93,68 +104,6 @@
         </executions>
       </plugin>
 
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
-        <artifactId>docker-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>start</id>
-            <phase>pre-integration-test</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>start</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-          <execution>
-            <id>stop</id>
-            <phase>post-integration-test</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>stop</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-          <execution>
-            <id>build-after-its</id>
-            <phase>post-integration-test</phase>
-            <configuration>
-              <images>
-                <image>
-                  <name>ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/pass-journal-loader:%v</name>
-                </image>
-              </images>
-            </configuration>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>build</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-        <configuration>
-          <images>
-            <image>
-              <name>ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/pass-core-main:%v</name>
-              <run>
-                <platform>${docker.platforms}</platform>
-		        <env>
-                  <PASS_CORE_BASE_URL>${pass.core.url}</PASS_CORE_BASE_URL>
-                  <PASS_CORE_USER>${pass.core.user}</PASS_CORE_USER>
-                  <PASS_CORE_PASSWORD>${pass.core.password}</PASS_CORE_PASSWORD>
-		        </env>
-                <wait>
-                  <http>
-                    <url>
-                      ${pass.core.url}/data/grant
-                    </url>
-		            <status>401</status>
-                  </http>
-                  <time>60000</time>
-                </wait>
-                <ports>
-                  <port>${pass.core.port}:${pass.core.port}</port>
-                </ports>
-              </run>
-            </image>
-          </images>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -166,13 +115,6 @@
             </goals>
           </execution>
         </executions>
-	      <configuration>
-          <systemPropertyVariables>
-            <pass.core.url>${pass.core.url}</pass.core.url>
-            <pass.core.user>${pass.core.user}</pass.core.user>
-            <pass.core.password>${pass.core.password}</pass.core.password>
-          </systemPropertyVariables>
-        </configuration>
       </plugin>
 
     </plugins>
diff --git a/pass-journal-loader/pass-journal-loader-nih/src/test/java/org/eclipse/pass/loader/journal/nih/DepositIT.java b/pass-journal-loader/pass-journal-loader-nih/src/test/java/org/eclipse/pass/loader/journal/nih/DepositIT.java
index fbc0bf418..4156ee569 100644
--- a/pass-journal-loader/pass-journal-loader-nih/src/test/java/org/eclipse/pass/loader/journal/nih/DepositIT.java
+++ b/pass-journal-loader/pass-journal-loader-nih/src/test/java/org/eclipse/pass/loader/journal/nih/DepositIT.java
@@ -21,27 +21,71 @@
 import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.stubFor;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 
+import java.io.FileReader;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
+import com.github.dockerjava.api.model.ExposedPort;
+import com.github.dockerjava.api.model.PortBinding;
+import com.github.dockerjava.api.model.Ports;
 import com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.junit5.WireMockRuntimeInfo;
 import com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.junit5.WireMockTest;
+import org.apache.maven.model.Model;
+import org.apache.maven.model.io.xpp3.MavenXpp3Reader;
 import org.eclipse.pass.support.client.PassClient;
 import org.eclipse.pass.support.client.PassClientSelector;
 import org.eclipse.pass.support.client.model.Journal;
 import org.eclipse.pass.support.client.model.PmcParticipation;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.GenericContainer;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.wait.strategy.Wait;
+import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Container;
+import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Testcontainers;
+import org.testcontainers.utility.DockerImageName;
+import org.testcontainers.utility.MountableFile;
 
 /**
  * @author apb@jhu.edu
  */
+@Testcontainers
 @WireMockTest
 public class DepositIT {
     private final PassClient client = PassClient.newInstance();
 
+    private static final DockerImageName PASS_CORE_IMG;
+
+    static {
+        MavenXpp3Reader reader = new MavenXpp3Reader();
+        try {
+            Model model = reader.read(new FileReader("pom.xml"));
+            String version = model.getParent().getVersion();
+            PASS_CORE_IMG = DockerImageName.parse("ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/pass-core-main:" + version);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+
+        System.setProperty("pass.core.url", "http://localhost:8080");
+        System.setProperty("pass.core.user", "backend");
+        System.setProperty("pass.core.password", "backend");
+    }
+
+    @Container
+    private static final GenericContainer<?> PASS_CORE_CONTAINER = new GenericContainer<>(PASS_CORE_IMG)
+        .withCopyFileToContainer(
+            MountableFile.forHostPath("../../pass-core-test-config/"),
+            "/tmp/pass-core-test-config/"
+        )
+        .withEnv("PASS_CORE_JAVA_OPTS", "-Dspring.config.import=file:/tmp/pass-core-test-config/application-test.yml")
+        .waitingFor(Wait.forHttp("/data/grant").forStatusCode(200).withBasicCredentials("backend", "backend"))
+        .withCreateContainerCmdModifier(cmd -> {
+            cmd.getHostConfig().withPortBindings(new PortBinding(Ports.Binding.bindPort(8080),
+                new ExposedPort(8080)));
+        })
+        .withExposedPorts(8080);
+
     @Test
     public void loadFromFileTest(WireMockRuntimeInfo wmRuntimeInfo) throws Exception {
         String jmedlineJournals = Files.readString(
diff --git a/pass-journal-loader/pom.xml b/pass-journal-loader/pom.xml
index 030875a53..6113ef201 100644
--- a/pass-journal-loader/pom.xml
+++ b/pass-journal-loader/pom.xml
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@
                 <ignoredUsedUndeclaredDependencies>
                   <!-- These both come from junit-jupiter, so version is tied to that direct dependency -->
                   <ignoredUsedUndeclaredDependency>org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:</ignoredUsedUndeclaredDependency>
+                  <!-- These come from testcontainers junit-jupiter -->
+                  <ignoredUsedUndeclaredDependency>org.testcontainers::</ignoredUsedUndeclaredDependency>
+                  <ignoredUsedUndeclaredDependency>com.github.docker-java::</ignoredUsedUndeclaredDependency>
                 </ignoredUsedUndeclaredDependencies>
                 <ignoredUnusedDeclaredDependencies>
                   <!-- junit-jupiter is a module containing the junit api jars used directly -->