diff --git a/molecule/beats_default/molecule.yml b/molecule/beats_default/molecule.yml
index 9e57f3c0..51fbb100 100644
--- a/molecule/beats_default/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/beats_default/molecule.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ dependency:
 driver:
   name: docker
 platforms:
-  - name: beats_default_${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-centos7}
-    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-centos7}-ansible:latest"
+  - name: beats_default_${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-debian11}
+    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-debian11}-ansible:latest"
     command: ${MOLECULE_DOCKER_COMMAND:-""}
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
diff --git a/molecule/beats_peculiar/molecule.yml b/molecule/beats_peculiar/molecule.yml
index 4eb05f8f..bbbd5849 100644
--- a/molecule/beats_peculiar/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/beats_peculiar/molecule.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ dependency:
 driver:
   name: docker
 platforms:
-  - name: beats_peculiar_${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-centos7}
-    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-centos7}-ansible:latest"
+  - name: beats_peculiar_${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-debian11}
+    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-debian11}-ansible:latest"
     command: ${MOLECULE_DOCKER_COMMAND:-""}
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
diff --git a/molecule/elasticsearch_cluster-oss/molecule.yml b/molecule/elasticsearch_cluster-oss/molecule.yml
index 50f31e05..7b78fb80 100644
--- a/molecule/elasticsearch_cluster-oss/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/elasticsearch_cluster-oss/molecule.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ platforms:
   - name: elasticsearch-cluster1
     groups:
       - elasticsearch
-    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-centos7}-ansible:latest"
+    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-debian11}-ansible:latest"
     command: ${MOLECULE_DOCKER_COMMAND:-""}
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ platforms:
   - name: elasticsearch-cluster2
     groups:
       - elasticsearch
-    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-centos7}-ansible:latest"
+    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-debian11}-ansible:latest"
     command: ${MOLECULE_DOCKER_COMMAND:-""}
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
diff --git a/molecule/elasticsearch_default/molecule.yml b/molecule/elasticsearch_default/molecule.yml
index 25c5022b..7c2c71b7 100644
--- a/molecule/elasticsearch_default/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/elasticsearch_default/molecule.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ platforms:
   - name: elasticsearch_default1
     groups:
       - elasticsearch
-    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-centos7}-ansible:latest"
+    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-debian11}-ansible:latest"
     command: ${MOLECULE_DOCKER_COMMAND:-""}
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ platforms:
   - name: elasticsearch_default2
     groups:
       - elasticsearch
-    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-centos7}-ansible:latest"
+    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-debian11}-ansible:latest"
     command: ${MOLECULE_DOCKER_COMMAND:-""}
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
diff --git a/molecule/elasticsearch_no-security/molecule.yml b/molecule/elasticsearch_no-security/molecule.yml
index 9855d8e2..8b08e708 100644
--- a/molecule/elasticsearch_no-security/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/elasticsearch_no-security/molecule.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ platforms:
   - name: elasticsearch-nosecurity1
     groups:
       - elasticsearch
-    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-centos7}-ansible:latest"
+    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-debian11}-ansible:latest"
     command: ${MOLECULE_DOCKER_COMMAND:-""}
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ platforms:
   - name: elasticsearch-nosecurity2
     groups:
       - elasticsearch
-    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-centos7}-ansible:latest"
+    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-debian11}-ansible:latest"
     command: ${MOLECULE_DOCKER_COMMAND:-""}
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
diff --git a/molecule/elasticsearch_roles_calculation/molecule.yml b/molecule/elasticsearch_roles_calculation/molecule.yml
index 6e7d35a3..6d9a59c7 100644
--- a/molecule/elasticsearch_roles_calculation/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/elasticsearch_roles_calculation/molecule.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ platforms:
   - name: elasticsearch-cluster1
     groups:
       - elasticsearch
-    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-centos7}-ansible:latest"
+    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-debian11}-ansible:latest"
     command: ${MOLECULE_DOCKER_COMMAND:-""}
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ platforms:
   - name: elasticsearch-cluster2
     groups:
       - elasticsearch
-    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-centos7}-ansible:latest"
+    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-debian11}-ansible:latest"
     command: ${MOLECULE_DOCKER_COMMAND:-""}
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ platforms:
   - name: elasticsearch-cluster3
     groups:
       - elasticsearch
-    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-centos7}-ansible:latest"
+    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-debian11}-ansible:latest"
     command: ${MOLECULE_DOCKER_COMMAND:-""}
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
diff --git a/molecule/elasticstack_default/molecule.yml b/molecule/elasticstack_default/molecule.yml
index 513db812..122ee248 100644
--- a/molecule/elasticstack_default/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/elasticstack_default/molecule.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ platforms:
       - beats
       - logstash
       - elasticsearch
-    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-centos7}-ansible:latest"
+    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-debian11}-ansible:latest"
     command: ${MOLECULE_DOCKER_COMMAND:-""}
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ platforms:
       - beats
       - kibana
       - elasticsearch
-    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-centos7}-ansible:latest"
+    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-debian11}-ansible:latest"
     command: ${MOLECULE_DOCKER_COMMAND:-""}
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
diff --git a/molecule/kibana_default/molecule.yml b/molecule/kibana_default/molecule.yml
index d279313b..0ae83520 100644
--- a/molecule/kibana_default/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/kibana_default/molecule.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ driver:
   name: docker
 platforms:
   - name: kibana_default
-    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-centos7}-ansible:latest"
+    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-debian11}-ansible:latest"
     command: ${MOLECULE_DOCKER_COMMAND:-""}
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
diff --git a/molecule/logstash_full_stack-oss/molecule.yml b/molecule/logstash_full_stack-oss/molecule.yml
index ebd40da8..199fff10 100644
--- a/molecule/logstash_full_stack-oss/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/logstash_full_stack-oss/molecule.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ platforms:
       - elasticsearch
       - logstash
       - filebeat
-    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-centos7}-ansible:latest"
+    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-debian11}-ansible:latest"
     command: ${MOLECULE_DOCKER_COMMAND:-""}
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
diff --git a/molecule/logstash_pipelines/molecule.yml b/molecule/logstash_pipelines/molecule.yml
index e2627f02..51d872e7 100644
--- a/molecule/logstash_pipelines/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/logstash_pipelines/molecule.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ driver:
   name: docker
 platforms:
   - name: ansible-role-logstash_pipelines
-    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-centos7}-ansible:latest"
+    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-debian11}-ansible:latest"
     command: ${MOLECULE_DOCKER_COMMAND:-""}
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
diff --git a/molecule/logstash_specific_version/molecule.yml b/molecule/logstash_specific_version/molecule.yml
index 5b4cf3c0..de33f462 100644
--- a/molecule/logstash_specific_version/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/logstash_specific_version/molecule.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ driver:
   name: docker
 platforms:
   - name: elasticstack_version
-    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-centos7}-ansible:latest"
+    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-debian11}-ansible:latest"
     command: ${MOLECULE_DOCKER_COMMAND:-""}
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
diff --git a/molecule/repos_default/molecule.yml b/molecule/repos_default/molecule.yml
index 3c857a61..a111002c 100644
--- a/molecule/repos_default/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/repos_default/molecule.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ driver:
   name: docker
 platforms:
   - name: elastic-repos-default
-    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-centos7}-ansible:latest"
+    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-debian11}-ansible:latest"
     command: ${MOLECULE_DOCKER_COMMAND:-""}
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
diff --git a/molecule/repos_oss/molecule.yml b/molecule/repos_oss/molecule.yml
index 9527212b..e1e7a330 100644
--- a/molecule/repos_oss/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/repos_oss/molecule.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ driver:
   name: docker
 platforms:
   - name: elastic-repos-default-oss
-    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-centos7}-ansible:latest"
+    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-debian11}-ansible:latest"
     command: ${MOLECULE_DOCKER_COMMAND:-""}
     volumes:
       - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw