diff --git a/kogito-quarkus-examples/process-kafka-persistence-quarkus/src/test/resources/application.properties b/kogito-quarkus-examples/process-kafka-persistence-quarkus/src/test/resources/application.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0b6aa7199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kogito-quarkus-examples/process-kafka-persistence-quarkus/src/test/resources/application.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+
+quarkus.kafka.devservices.image-name=${container.image.kafka}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1626279866..fba27c9a93 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -410,6 +410,11 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <systemPropertyVariables>
+            <container.image.kafka>${container.image.kafka}</container.image.kafka>
+          </systemPropertyVariables>
+        </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
diff --git a/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-callback-quarkus/pom.xml b/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-callback-quarkus/pom.xml
index ea2d5d4bf8..0624ec72db 100644
--- a/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-callback-quarkus/pom.xml
+++ b/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-callback-quarkus/pom.xml
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@
           <systemPropertyVariables>
             <java.util.logging.manager>org.jboss.logmanager.LogManager</java.util.logging.manager>
             <maven.home>${maven.home}</maven.home>
+            <container.image.kafka>${container.image.kafka}</container.image.kafka>
           </systemPropertyVariables>
         </configuration>
         <executions>
diff --git a/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-callback-quarkus/src/test/resources/application.properties b/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-callback-quarkus/src/test/resources/application.properties
index aa62062ff2..f88d69af54 100644
--- a/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-callback-quarkus/src/test/resources/application.properties
+++ b/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-callback-quarkus/src/test/resources/application.properties
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ quarkus.kogito.devservices.enabled=false
 
 kie.flyway.enabled=true
 quarkus.datasource.db-kind=postgresql
+
+quarkus.kafka.devservices.image-name=${container.image.kafka}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-correlation-quarkus-mongodb/pom.xml b/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-correlation-quarkus-mongodb/pom.xml
index 07e78a31dc..09c9abff84 100644
--- a/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-correlation-quarkus-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-correlation-quarkus-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
           <systemPropertyVariables>
             <java.util.logging.manager>org.jboss.logmanager.LogManager</java.util.logging.manager>
             <maven.home>${maven.home}</maven.home>
+            <container.image.kafka>${container.image.kafka}</container.image.kafka>
           </systemPropertyVariables>
         </configuration>
         <executions>
diff --git a/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-correlation-quarkus-mongodb/src/test/resources/application.properties b/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-correlation-quarkus-mongodb/src/test/resources/application.properties
index 50bf6c1154..f4a7c5c71b 100644
--- a/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-correlation-quarkus-mongodb/src/test/resources/application.properties
+++ b/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-correlation-quarkus-mongodb/src/test/resources/application.properties
@@ -21,4 +21,6 @@
 quarkus.http.test-port=0
 
 # Temporary fix for test to pass due to issue in Quarkus classloading resolver
-quarkus.class-loading.parent-first-artifacts=org.testcontainers:testcontainers
\ No newline at end of file
+quarkus.class-loading.parent-first-artifacts=org.testcontainers:testcontainers
+
+quarkus.kafka.devservices.image-name=${container.image.kafka}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-correlation-quarkus/pom.xml b/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-correlation-quarkus/pom.xml
index 75736429f9..56d8c803a8 100644
--- a/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-correlation-quarkus/pom.xml
+++ b/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-correlation-quarkus/pom.xml
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
           <systemPropertyVariables>
             <java.util.logging.manager>org.jboss.logmanager.LogManager</java.util.logging.manager>
             <maven.home>${maven.home}</maven.home>
+            <container.image.kafka>${container.image.kafka}</container.image.kafka>
           </systemPropertyVariables>
         </configuration>
         <executions>
diff --git a/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-correlation-quarkus/src/test/resources/application.properties b/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-correlation-quarkus/src/test/resources/application.properties
index 50bf6c1154..f4a7c5c71b 100644
--- a/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-correlation-quarkus/src/test/resources/application.properties
+++ b/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-correlation-quarkus/src/test/resources/application.properties
@@ -21,4 +21,6 @@
 quarkus.http.test-port=0
 
 # Temporary fix for test to pass due to issue in Quarkus classloading resolver
-quarkus.class-loading.parent-first-artifacts=org.testcontainers:testcontainers
\ No newline at end of file
+quarkus.class-loading.parent-first-artifacts=org.testcontainers:testcontainers
+
+quarkus.kafka.devservices.image-name=${container.image.kafka}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-examples-parent/pom.xml b/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-examples-parent/pom.xml
index b3135db6c7..ba95319075 100644
--- a/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-examples-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-examples-parent/pom.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     <!-- Reproducible builds -->
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-01-16T00:00:00Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
     <version.maven.artifact.plugin>3.4.1</version.maven.artifact.plugin>
+    <container.image.kafka>redpandadata/redpanda:v24.3.1</container.image.kafka>
   </properties>
 
 
diff --git a/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-qas-service-showcase/query-service/pom.xml b/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-qas-service-showcase/query-service/pom.xml
index 52febe5d5c..63d414a42c 100644
--- a/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-qas-service-showcase/query-service/pom.xml
+++ b/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-qas-service-showcase/query-service/pom.xml
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
           <systemPropertyVariables>
             <java.util.logging.manager>org.jboss.logmanager.LogManager</java.util.logging.manager>
             <maven.home>${maven.home}</maven.home>
+            <container.image.kafka>${container.image.kafka}</container.image.kafka>
           </systemPropertyVariables>
         </configuration>
         <executions>
diff --git a/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-qas-service-showcase/query-service/src/test/resources/application.properties b/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-qas-service-showcase/query-service/src/test/resources/application.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0b6aa7199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/serverless-workflow-examples/serverless-workflow-qas-service-showcase/query-service/src/test/resources/application.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+
+quarkus.kafka.devservices.image-name=${container.image.kafka}
\ No newline at end of file