diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index e38ea686..7a12e784 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ jobs:
           - kafkaclient
           - testhelper
     steps:
+      - name: Disable IPv6
+        run: |
+          sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1
+          sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6=1
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
diff --git a/testhelper/docker/resource/scylla/config.go b/testhelper/docker/resource/scylla/config.go
index 1e9834d6..ba6fb4ed 100644
--- a/testhelper/docker/resource/scylla/config.go
+++ b/testhelper/docker/resource/scylla/config.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package scylla
 
+import "github.com/ory/dockertest/v3/docker"
+
 type Option func(*config)
 
 func WithTag(tag string) Option {
@@ -14,7 +16,14 @@ func WithKeyspace(keyspace string) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+func WithDockerNetwork(network *docker.Network) Option {
+	return func(c *config) {
+		c.network = network
+	}
+}
+
 type config struct {
 	tag      string
 	keyspace string
+	network  *docker.Network
 }
diff --git a/testhelper/docker/resource/scylla/scylla.go b/testhelper/docker/resource/scylla/scylla.go
index 3023558c..329cf3a4 100644
--- a/testhelper/docker/resource/scylla/scylla.go
+++ b/testhelper/docker/resource/scylla/scylla.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package scylla
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gocql/gocql"
 	"github.com/ory/dockertest/v3"
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-go-kit/bytesize"
 	"github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-go-kit/testhelper/docker/resource"
 	"github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-go-kit/testhelper/docker/resource/internal"
+	"github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-go-kit/testhelper/rand"
 )
 
 type Resource struct {
@@ -19,20 +21,34 @@ type Resource struct {
 }
 
 func Setup(pool *dockertest.Pool, d resource.Cleaner, opts ...Option) (*Resource, error) {
-	c := &config{
-		tag: "5.4.9",
-	}
+	c := &config{tag: "6.1"}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		opt(c)
 	}
 
+	if c.network == nil {
+		var err error
+		c.network, err = pool.Client.CreateNetwork(docker.CreateNetworkOptions{
+			Name:       "scylla_network_test_" + time.Now().Format("YY-MM-DD-") + rand.UniqueString(6),
+			EnableIPv6: false,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		d.Cleanup(func() {
+			if err := pool.Client.RemoveNetwork(c.network.ID); err != nil {
+				d.Logf("Error while removing Docker network: %v", err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
 	container, err := pool.RunWithOptions(&dockertest.RunOptions{
 		Repository:   "scylladb/scylla",
 		Tag:          c.tag,
-		Env:          []string{},
 		ExposedPorts: []string{"9042/tcp"},
 		PortBindings: internal.IPv4PortBindings([]string{"9042"}),
 		Cmd:          []string{"--smp 1"},
+		NetworkID:    c.network.ID,
 	}, internal.DefaultHostConfig, func(hc *docker.HostConfig) {
 		hc.CPUCount = 1
 		hc.Memory = 128 * bytesize.MB
@@ -96,7 +112,10 @@ func Setup(pool *dockertest.Pool, d resource.Cleaner, opts ...Option) (*Resource
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		defer session.Close()
-		err = session.Query(fmt.Sprintf("CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS %s WITH REPLICATION = { 'class' : 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor' : 1 };", c.keyspace)).Exec()
+		err = session.Query(fmt.Sprintf(
+			"CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS %s WITH REPLICATION = { 'class' : 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor' : 1 };",
+			c.keyspace,
+		)).Exec()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}