diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 76cc7d18..9a2f0d24 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 ### Changed
 
 - Refactor: move server configuration properties from the command line to configuration files. ([#911]).
+- Bump testing-tools to `0.3.0-stackable0.0.0-dev` ([#925]).
 
 ### Removed
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 [#911]: https://github.com/stackabletech/kafka-operator/pull/911
 [#914]: https://github.com/stackabletech/kafka-operator/pull/914
 [#915]: https://github.com/stackabletech/kafka-operator/pull/915
+[#925]: https://github.com/stackabletech/kafka-operator/pull/925
 
 ## [25.11.0] - 2025-11-07
 
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/05-install-kafka-test-runner.yaml b/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/05-install-kafka-test-runner.yaml
index d4c8fe76..d28740b2 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/05-install-kafka-test-runner.yaml
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/05-install-kafka-test-runner.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: kafka-test-runner
-          image: oci.stackable.tech/sdp/testing-tools:0.2.0-stackable0.0.0-dev
+          image: oci.stackable.tech/sdp/testing-tools:0.3.0-stackable0.0.0-dev
           stdin: true
           tty: true
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke-kraft/40-install-test-container.yaml b/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke-kraft/40-install-test-container.yaml
index d2d79cc7..df01bf1e 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke-kraft/40-install-test-container.yaml
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke-kraft/40-install-test-container.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: webhdfs
-          image: oci.stackable.tech/sdp/testing-tools:0.2.0-stackable0.0.0-dev
+          image: oci.stackable.tech/sdp/testing-tools:0.3.0-stackable0.0.0-dev
           stdin: true
           tty: true
           resources:
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/40-install-test-container.yaml b/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/40-install-test-container.yaml
index d2d79cc7..df01bf1e 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/40-install-test-container.yaml
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/40-install-test-container.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: webhdfs
-          image: oci.stackable.tech/sdp/testing-tools:0.2.0-stackable0.0.0-dev
+          image: oci.stackable.tech/sdp/testing-tools:0.3.0-stackable0.0.0-dev
           stdin: true
           tty: true
           resources: