diff --git a/docker/selftests/Dockerfile b/docker/selftests/Dockerfile
index 5d5bf90..69b6c62 100644
--- a/docker/selftests/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/selftests/Dockerfile
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ RUN git clone "${IPROUTE2_GIT_URL}" iproute2 && \
 		cd .. && \
 	rm -rf iproute2
 
-ARG VIRTME_NG_VERSION="1.41"
+ARG VIRTME_NG_VERSION="1.42"
 RUN sudo pip3 install --no-cache-dir \
 	virtme-ng=="${VIRTME_NG_VERSION}"