diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 45ada77197f..2e3a91f2c8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         node-version: ["18", "20", "22"]
-        redis-version: ["rs-7.4.0-v1", "8.0.2", "8.2", "8.4-M01-pre"]
+        redis-version: ["rs-7.4.0-v1", "8.0.2", "8.2", "8.4-M01-pre", "8.4-RC1-pre"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
diff --git a/packages/bloom/lib/test-utils.ts b/packages/bloom/lib/test-utils.ts
index 2bad3e07617..908c063059d 100644
--- a/packages/bloom/lib/test-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/bloom/lib/test-utils.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import RedisBloomModules from '.';
 export default  TestUtils.createFromConfig({
   dockerImageName: 'redislabs/client-libs-test',
   dockerImageVersionArgument: 'redis-version',
-  defaultDockerVersion: '8.4-M01-pre'
+  defaultDockerVersion: '8.4-RC1-pre'
 });
 
 export const GLOBAL = {
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/sentinel/test-util.ts b/packages/client/lib/sentinel/test-util.ts
index 6998b31c7ff..70c551b843a 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/sentinel/test-util.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/sentinel/test-util.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export class SentinelFramework extends DockerBase {
     this.#testUtils = TestUtils.createFromConfig({
       dockerImageName: 'redislabs/client-libs-test',
       dockerImageVersionArgument: 'redis-version',
-      defaultDockerVersion: '8.4-M01-pre'
+      defaultDockerVersion: '8.4-RC1-pre'
     });
     this.#nodeMap = new Map<string, ArrayElement<Awaited<ReturnType<SentinelFramework['spawnRedisSentinelNodes']>>>>();
     this.#sentinelMap = new Map<string, ArrayElement<Awaited<ReturnType<SentinelFramework['spawnRedisSentinelSentinels']>>>>();
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/test-utils.ts b/packages/client/lib/test-utils.ts
index e9998f1350e..bcb7ae5c9ba 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/test-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/test-utils.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import RedisBloomModules from '@redis/bloom';
 const utils = TestUtils.createFromConfig({
   dockerImageName: 'redislabs/client-libs-test',
   dockerImageVersionArgument: 'redis-version',
-  defaultDockerVersion: '8.4-M01-pre'
+  defaultDockerVersion: '8.4-RC1-pre'
 });
 
 export default utils;
diff --git a/packages/entraid/lib/test-utils.ts b/packages/entraid/lib/test-utils.ts
index add48e79d74..43c511f6eee 100644
--- a/packages/entraid/lib/test-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/entraid/lib/test-utils.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { EntraidCredentialsProvider } from './entraid-credentials-provider';
 export const testUtils = TestUtils.createFromConfig({
   dockerImageName: 'redislabs/client-libs-test',
   dockerImageVersionArgument: 'redis-version',
-  defaultDockerVersion: '8.4-M01-pre'
+  defaultDockerVersion: '8.4-RC1-pre'
 });
 
 const DEBUG_MODE_ARGS = testUtils.isVersionGreaterThan([7]) ?
diff --git a/packages/json/lib/test-utils.ts b/packages/json/lib/test-utils.ts
index 41e743b7132..a2733ab4924 100644
--- a/packages/json/lib/test-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/json/lib/test-utils.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import RedisJSON from '.';
 export default TestUtils.createFromConfig({
   dockerImageName: 'redislabs/client-libs-test',
   dockerImageVersionArgument: 'redis-version',
-  defaultDockerVersion: '8.4-M01-pre'
+  defaultDockerVersion: '8.4-RC1-pre'
 });
 
 export const GLOBAL = {
diff --git a/packages/search/lib/test-utils.ts b/packages/search/lib/test-utils.ts
index 035ae29dd01..69f3cfa250e 100644
--- a/packages/search/lib/test-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/search/lib/test-utils.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { RespVersions } from '@redis/client';
 export default TestUtils.createFromConfig({
   dockerImageName: 'redislabs/client-libs-test',
   dockerImageVersionArgument: 'redis-version',
-  defaultDockerVersion: '8.4-M01-pre'
+  defaultDockerVersion: '8.4-RC1-pre'
 });
 
 export const GLOBAL = {
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/lib/test-utils.ts b/packages/test-utils/lib/test-utils.ts
index 7a172f6c4de..a008089c67d 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/lib/test-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/test-utils/lib/test-utils.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import TestUtils from './index'
 export const testUtils = TestUtils.createFromConfig({
   dockerImageName: 'redislabs/client-libs-test',
   dockerImageVersionArgument: 'redis-version',
-  defaultDockerVersion: '8.4-M01-pre'
+  defaultDockerVersion: '8.4-RC1-pre'
 });
 
 
diff --git a/packages/time-series/lib/test-utils.ts b/packages/time-series/lib/test-utils.ts
index 0275da9cf2c..008994d85a8 100644
--- a/packages/time-series/lib/test-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/time-series/lib/test-utils.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import TimeSeries from '.';
 export default TestUtils.createFromConfig({
   dockerImageName: 'redislabs/client-libs-test',
   dockerImageVersionArgument: 'redis-version',
-  defaultDockerVersion: '8.4-M01-pre'
+  defaultDockerVersion: '8.4-RC1-pre'
 });
 
 export const GLOBAL = {