diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index e2f552cbd..67ebd982f 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ task:
     HOME: /root
     CIRRUS_WORKING_DIR: /home/runc
     GO_VER_PREFIX: "1.24."
-    BATS_VERSION: "v1.11.1"
+    BATS_VERSION: "v1.12.0"
     RPMS: gcc git-core iptables jq glibc-static libseccomp-devel make criu fuse-sshfs container-selinux
     # yamllint disable rule:key-duplicates
     matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 3e93780bb..4df709be5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup Bats and bats libs
       uses: bats-core/bats-action@3.0.0
       with:
-        bats-version: 1.11.1 # Known as BATS_VERSION in other places.
+        bats-version: 1.12.0 # Known as BATS_VERSION in other places.
         support-install: false
         assert-install: false
         detik-install: false
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ae10e3466..03de7e49f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ARG GO_VERSION=1.24
-ARG BATS_VERSION=v1.11.1
+ARG BATS_VERSION=v1.12.0
 ARG LIBSECCOMP_VERSION=2.5.6
 
 FROM golang:${GO_VERSION}-bookworm