diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 350393c1..6777470e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,8 +8,13 @@
   - The custom `hbase.rest.hostname` and native `hbase.rest.port` properties cannot be used for
     discovery advertisement, as these should remain stable regardless of listener class used to expose the REST service.
 
+### Changed
+
+- Bump testing-tools to `0.3.0-stackable0.0.0-dev` ([#724]).
+
 [#708]: https://github.com/stackabletech/hbase-operator/pull/708
 [#716]: https://github.com/stackabletech/hbase-operator/pull/716
+[#724]: https://github.com/stackabletech/hbase-operator/pull/724
 
 ## [25.11.0] - 2025-11-07
 
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/kerberos/42-test-rest-server.yaml.j2 b/tests/templates/kuttl/kerberos/42-test-rest-server.yaml.j2
index 3f01589f..3c2c9052 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/kerberos/42-test-rest-server.yaml.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/kerberos/42-test-rest-server.yaml.j2
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ commands:
             serviceAccountName: test-sa
             containers:
               - name: test-rest-server
-                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
                 command:
                   - /bin/bash
                   - -c
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/06-install-hbase-test-runner.yaml b/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/06-install-hbase-test-runner.yaml
index bdf212bb..d12d865e 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/06-install-hbase-test-runner.yaml
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/logging/06-install-hbase-test-runner.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: hbase-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/opa/42-test-rest-server.yaml b/tests/templates/kuttl/opa/42-test-rest-server.yaml
index e31127d4..b8e42007 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/opa/42-test-rest-server.yaml
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/opa/42-test-rest-server.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: test-sa
       containers:
         - name: test-rest-server
-          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
           command:
             - /bin/bash
             - -c
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/profiling/04-install-test-container.yaml b/tests/templates/kuttl/profiling/04-install-test-container.yaml
index 4ee8e60f..1d4d4939 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/profiling/04-install-test-container.yaml
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/profiling/04-install-test-container.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ spec:
         fsGroup: 1000
       containers:
         - name: python
-          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-hbase-test-runner.yaml b/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/40-install-hbase-test-runner.yaml
index 5a6dca9e..7cc2903f 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/40-install-hbase-test-runner.yaml
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/40-install-hbase-test-runner.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: hbase-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
           resources: