diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index dfdeebb74..42634c290 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ val fs2Version = "3.2.5"
 
 val kafkaVersion = "2.8.1"
 
-val testcontainersScalaVersion = "0.40.0"
+val testcontainersScalaVersion = "0.40.3"
 
 val vulcanVersion = "1.8.0"
 
@@ -99,10 +99,8 @@ lazy val docs = project
 lazy val dependencySettings = Seq(
   resolvers += "confluent" at "https://packages.confluent.io/maven/",
   libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-    ("com.dimafeng" %% "testcontainers-scala-scalatest" % testcontainersScalaVersion)
-      .cross(CrossVersion.for3Use2_13),
-    ("com.dimafeng" %% "testcontainers-scala-kafka" % testcontainersScalaVersion)
-      .cross(CrossVersion.for3Use2_13),
+    "com.dimafeng" %% "testcontainers-scala-scalatest" % testcontainersScalaVersion,
+    "com.dimafeng" %% "testcontainers-scala-kafka" % testcontainersScalaVersion,
     "org.typelevel" %% "discipline-scalatest" % "2.1.5",
     "org.typelevel" %% "cats-effect-laws" % catsEffectVersion,
     "org.typelevel" %% "cats-effect-testkit" % catsEffectVersion,
diff --git a/modules/core/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml b/modules/core/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
index 765daf771..840f42d31 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
+++ b/modules/core/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     </encoder>
   </appender>
 
-  <root level="ERROR" additivity="false">
+  <root level="INFO" additivity="false">
     <appender-ref ref="STDOUT"/>
   </root>
 </configuration>
diff --git a/modules/core/src/test/scala/fs2/kafka/BaseKafkaSpec.scala b/modules/core/src/test/scala/fs2/kafka/BaseKafkaSpec.scala
index 0519b70a1..6de9508b3 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/test/scala/fs2/kafka/BaseKafkaSpec.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/test/scala/fs2/kafka/BaseKafkaSpec.scala
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ abstract class BaseKafkaSpec extends BaseAsyncSpec with ForEachTestContainer {
 
   override def runTest(testName: String, args: Args) = super.runTest(testName, args)
 
+  private val imageVersion = "7.0.1"
+
+  private lazy val imageName = Option(System.getProperty("os.arch")) match {
+    case Some("aarch64") =>
+      "niciqy/cp-kafka-arm64" // no official docker image for ARM is available yet
+    case _ => "confluentinc/cp-kafka"
+  }
+
   override val container: KafkaContainer = new KafkaContainer()
     .configure { container =>
       container
@@ -75,8 +83,9 @@ abstract class BaseKafkaSpec extends BaseAsyncSpec with ForEachTestContainer {
           transactionTimeoutInterval.toMillis.toString
         )
         .withEnv("KAFKA_TRANSACTION_STATE_LOG_MIN_ISR", "1")
-        .withEnv("KAFKA_AUTHORIZER_CLASS_NAME", "kafka.security.auth.SimpleAclAuthorizer")
+        .withEnv("KAFKA_AUTHORIZER_CLASS_NAME", "kafka.security.authorizer.AclAuthorizer")
         .withEnv("KAFKA_ALLOW_EVERYONE_IF_NO_ACL_FOUND", "true")
+        .setDockerImageName(s"$imageName:$imageVersion")
 
       ()
     }