diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 34628291..47148074 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ kubetools-helm:
     # https://github.com/variantdev/vals/releases
     VALS_VERSION: "0.33.0"
     # https://releases.hashicorp.com/vault/
-    VAULT_VERSION: "1.15.4"
+    VAULT_VERSION: "1.17.3"
     # https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/releases
     KUSTOMIZE_VERSION: "4.5.7"
   script:
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ python:
     <<: *default-vars
     PYTHON_VERSION: "3.12"
     # https://releases.hashicorp.com/vault/
-    VAULT_VERSION: "1.15.4"
+    VAULT_VERSION: "1.17.3"
   script:
     - |
       cat <<-EOT
@@ -862,10 +862,6 @@ terraform:
   <<: *docker_build
   variables:
     <<: *default-vars
-    # https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/
-    TERRAFORM_VERSION: "1.5.6"
-    # https://releases.hashicorp.com/vault/
-    VAULT_VERSION: "1.15.4"
   script:
     - |
       cat <<-EOT
@@ -898,10 +894,6 @@ sops:
   <<: *docker_build
   variables:
     <<: *default-vars
-    # https://github.com/mozilla/sops/releases/
-    SOPS_VERSION: "3.7.3"
-    # https://releases.hashicorp.com/vault/
-    VAULT_VERSION: "1.11.2"
   script:
     - |
       cat <<-EOT
@@ -934,10 +926,6 @@ packer:
   <<: *docker_build
   variables:
     <<: *default-vars
-    # https://releases.hashicorp.com/packer/
-    PACKER_VERSION: "1.8.7"
-    # https://releases.hashicorp.com/vault/
-    VAULT_VERSION: "1.13.2"
   script:
     - export IMAGE_DATE_TAG="$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA-$(date +%Y%m%d)"
     - |
diff --git a/dockerfiles/kube-manifests-validation/Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/kube-manifests-validation/Dockerfile
index 78046ecc..12f71153 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/kube-manifests-validation/Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/kube-manifests-validation/Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ARG HELM_VERSION=3.12.2
 ARG GATOR_VERSION=3.12.0
 ARG DATREE_VERSION=1.9.19
 ARG YQ_VERSION=4.34.2
-ARG VAULT_VERSION=1.14.1
+ARG VAULT_VERSION=1.17.3
 ARG K8S_SCHEMA_VERSION=1.25.9
 ARG K8S_SCHEMA_REPO_COMMIT_SHA=a43aa7eceaf4c32c5f45c9fc477588e7a12f18b6
 ARG CRDS_SCHEMA_REPO_COMMIT_SHA=8f0604e873746d6b2d49794e5b37768460e7b545
diff --git a/dockerfiles/packer/Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/packer/Dockerfile
index 111bf7c4..5bbef6d7 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/packer/Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/packer/Dockerfile
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ FROM docker.io/paritytech/mitogen:latest
 ARG VCS_REF=master
 ARG BUILD_DATE=""
 ARG REGISTRY_PATH=docker.io/paritytech
-ARG PACKER_VERSION
-ARG VAULT_VERSION
+ARG PACKER_VERSION=1.8.7
+ARG VAULT_VERSION=1.17.3
 
 LABEL io.parity.image.authors="devops-team@parity.io" \
         io.parity.image.vendor="Parity Technologies" \
diff --git a/dockerfiles/sops/Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/sops/Dockerfile
index 2365f27e..d164c5e4 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/sops/Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/sops/Dockerfile
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ FROM docker.io/library/alpine:latest
 ARG VCS_REF=master
 ARG BUILD_DATE=""
 ARG REGISTRY_PATH=docker.io/paritytech
-ARG SOPS_VERSION
-ARG VAULT_VERSION
+ARG SOPS_VERSION=3.9.0
+ARG VAULT_VERSION=1.17.3
 
 # metadata
 LABEL io.parity.image.authors="devops-team@parity.io" \
diff --git a/dockerfiles/terraform/Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/terraform/Dockerfile
index c1ed844d..8dacccd9 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/terraform/Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/terraform/Dockerfile
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ FROM docker.io/library/alpine:latest
 ARG VCS_REF=master
 ARG BUILD_DATE=""
 ARG REGISTRY_PATH=docker.io/paritytech
-ARG TERRAFORM_VERSION
-ARG VAULT_VERSION
+ARG TERRAFORM_VERSION=1.5.6
+ARG VAULT_VERSION=1.17.3
 
 # metadata
 LABEL io.parity.image.authors="devops-team@parity.io" \