diff --git a/charts/vc-authn-oidc/values.yaml b/charts/vc-authn-oidc/values.yaml
index 86d03b20..d9d57dea 100644
--- a/charts/vc-authn-oidc/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/vc-authn-oidc/values.yaml
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ acapy:
     repository: ghcr.io/hyperledger/aries-cloudagent-python
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
     pullSecrets: []
-    tag: py3.9-0.10.3
+    tag: py3.9-0.12.0rc0
 
   ## ServiceAccount configuration
   ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-service-account/
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yaml b/docker/docker-compose.yaml
index 0a3c3ec4..d443f50d 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ services:
       - vc_auth
 
   aca-py:
-    image: ghcr.io/hyperledger/aries-cloudagent-python:py3.9-0.10.3
+    image: ghcr.io/hyperledger/aries-cloudagent-python:py3.9-0.12.0rc0
     environment:
       - ACAPY_LABEL=${AGENT_NAME}
       - ACAPY_ENDPOINT=${AGENT_ENDPOINT}