diff --git a/images/minideb/minideb.sh b/images/minideb/minideb.sh
index 69fb545..0dacceb 100755
--- a/images/minideb/minideb.sh
+++ b/images/minideb/minideb.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ clone_url="${clone_url:-https://github.com/bitnami/minideb.git}";
 # ref="e8efb17bd6859d2a40205e6ddfcd633d662968cf";
 # The gcloud issue is now resolved - ref https://github.com/bitnami/minideb/issues/107
 ref="master";
-image_version="${image_version:-buster}";
+image_version="${image_version:-bullseye}";
 
 apply_patch_raspbian="${apply_patch_raspbian:-true}";