diff --git a/aws-ddb-streams-source/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties b/aws-ddb-streams-source/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90aae9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aws-ddb-streams-source/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+citrus.file.encoding=UTF-8
+
+citrus.default.message.type=JSON
+citrus.type.converter=camel
+
+# Use general registry mirror for Docker images (e.g. Testcontainers)
+citrus.testcontainers.registry.mirror=mirror.gcr.io
+citrus.testcontainers.registry.mirror.enabled=true
diff --git a/aws-s3-sink/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties b/aws-s3-sink/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90aae9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aws-s3-sink/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+citrus.file.encoding=UTF-8
+
+citrus.default.message.type=JSON
+citrus.type.converter=camel
+
+# Use general registry mirror for Docker images (e.g. Testcontainers)
+citrus.testcontainers.registry.mirror=mirror.gcr.io
+citrus.testcontainers.registry.mirror.enabled=true
diff --git a/aws-s3-source/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties b/aws-s3-source/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90aae9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aws-s3-source/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+citrus.file.encoding=UTF-8
+
+citrus.default.message.type=JSON
+citrus.type.converter=camel
+
+# Use general registry mirror for Docker images (e.g. Testcontainers)
+citrus.testcontainers.registry.mirror=mirror.gcr.io
+citrus.testcontainers.registry.mirror.enabled=true
diff --git a/aws-sns-sink/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties b/aws-sns-sink/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90aae9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aws-sns-sink/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+citrus.file.encoding=UTF-8
+
+citrus.default.message.type=JSON
+citrus.type.converter=camel
+
+# Use general registry mirror for Docker images (e.g. Testcontainers)
+citrus.testcontainers.registry.mirror=mirror.gcr.io
+citrus.testcontainers.registry.mirror.enabled=true
diff --git a/aws-sqs-sink/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties b/aws-sqs-sink/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90aae9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aws-sqs-sink/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+citrus.file.encoding=UTF-8
+
+citrus.default.message.type=JSON
+citrus.type.converter=camel
+
+# Use general registry mirror for Docker images (e.g. Testcontainers)
+citrus.testcontainers.registry.mirror=mirror.gcr.io
+citrus.testcontainers.registry.mirror.enabled=true
diff --git a/aws-sqs-source/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties b/aws-sqs-source/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90aae9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aws-sqs-source/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+citrus.file.encoding=UTF-8
+
+citrus.default.message.type=JSON
+citrus.type.converter=camel
+
+# Use general registry mirror for Docker images (e.g. Testcontainers)
+citrus.testcontainers.registry.mirror=mirror.gcr.io
+citrus.testcontainers.registry.mirror.enabled=true
diff --git a/log-sink/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties b/log-sink/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90aae9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/log-sink/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+citrus.file.encoding=UTF-8
+
+citrus.default.message.type=JSON
+citrus.type.converter=camel
+
+# Use general registry mirror for Docker images (e.g. Testcontainers)
+citrus.testcontainers.registry.mirror=mirror.gcr.io
+citrus.testcontainers.registry.mirror.enabled=true
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5e01cf8..7e50142 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 
         <camel.version>4.9.0</camel.version>
-        <citrus.version>4.5.0</citrus.version>
+        <citrus.version>4.5.1</citrus.version>
         <quarkus.platform.group-id>io.quarkus.platform</quarkus.platform.group-id>
         <quarkus.platform.version>3.17.0</quarkus.platform.version>
         <quarkus.kubernetes-client.generate-rbac>false</quarkus.kubernetes-client.generate-rbac>
diff --git a/timer-source/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties b/timer-source/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90aae9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/timer-source/src/test/resources/citrus-application.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+citrus.file.encoding=UTF-8
+
+citrus.default.message.type=JSON
+citrus.type.converter=camel
+
+# Use general registry mirror for Docker images (e.g. Testcontainers)
+citrus.testcontainers.registry.mirror=mirror.gcr.io
+citrus.testcontainers.registry.mirror.enabled=true