diff --git a/e2e/Dockerfile_e2e b/e2e/Dockerfile_e2e
index 7ada6614..2cf237e0 100644
--- a/e2e/Dockerfile_e2e
+++ b/e2e/Dockerfile_e2e
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ WORKDIR /orchestrator-relayer
 RUN make build
 
 # final image
-FROM ghcr.io/celestiaorg/celestia-app:v1.0.0-rc15
+FROM ghcr.io/celestiaorg/celestia-app:v1.0.0-rc17
 
 USER root