diff --git a/modules/pulsar/build.gradle b/modules/pulsar/build.gradle
index c4419a523d3..9cd1ef66474 100644
--- a/modules/pulsar/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/pulsar/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: Pulsar"
 dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
 
-    testImplementation group: 'org.apache.pulsar', name: 'pulsar-client', version: '2.11.0'
+    testImplementation group: 'org.apache.pulsar', name: 'pulsar-client', version: '3.0.0'
     testImplementation group: 'org.assertj', name: 'assertj-core', version: '3.24.2'
-    testImplementation group: 'org.apache.pulsar', name: 'pulsar-client-admin', version: '2.11.0'
+    testImplementation group: 'org.apache.pulsar', name: 'pulsar-client-admin', version: '3.0.0'
 }
diff --git a/modules/pulsar/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/PulsarContainer.java b/modules/pulsar/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/PulsarContainer.java
index 950149e3226..a47aa04447a 100644
--- a/modules/pulsar/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/PulsarContainer.java
+++ b/modules/pulsar/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/PulsarContainer.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class PulsarContainer extends GenericContainer<PulsarContainer> {
     private static final DockerImageName DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME = DockerImageName.parse("apachepulsar/pulsar");
 
     @Deprecated
-    private static final String DEFAULT_TAG = "2.10.0";
+    private static final String DEFAULT_TAG = "3.0.0";
 
     private final WaitAllStrategy waitAllStrategy = new WaitAllStrategy();
 
diff --git a/modules/pulsar/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/containers/PulsarContainerTest.java b/modules/pulsar/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/containers/PulsarContainerTest.java
index b054c30d0ac..29321afca82 100644
--- a/modules/pulsar/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/containers/PulsarContainerTest.java
+++ b/modules/pulsar/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/containers/PulsarContainerTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.testcontainers.containers;
 
+import org.apache.pulsar.client.admin.ListTopicsOptions;
 import org.apache.pulsar.client.admin.PulsarAdmin;
 import org.apache.pulsar.client.admin.PulsarAdminException;
 import org.apache.pulsar.client.api.Consumer;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
 import org.testcontainers.utility.DockerImageName;
 
 import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
@@ -23,14 +25,14 @@ public class PulsarContainerTest {
 
     public static final String TEST_TOPIC = "test_topic";
 
-    private static final DockerImageName PULSAR_IMAGE = DockerImageName.parse("apachepulsar/pulsar:2.10.0");
+    private static final DockerImageName PULSAR_IMAGE = DockerImageName.parse("apachepulsar/pulsar:3.0.0");
 
     @Test
     public void testUsage() throws Exception {
         try (
             // do not use PULSAR_IMAGE to make the doc looks easier
             // constructorWithVersion {
-            PulsarContainer pulsar = new PulsarContainer(DockerImageName.parse("apachepulsar/pulsar:2.10.0"));
+            PulsarContainer pulsar = new PulsarContainer(DockerImageName.parse("apachepulsar/pulsar:3.0.0"));
             // }
         ) {
             pulsar.start();
@@ -103,31 +105,26 @@ public void testTransactions() throws Exception {
             pulsar.start();
 
             try (PulsarAdmin pulsarAdmin = PulsarAdmin.builder().serviceHttpUrl(pulsar.getHttpServiceUrl()).build()) {
-                assertThat(
-                    pulsarAdmin
-                        .topics()
-                        .getList("pulsar/system")
-                        .contains("persistent://pulsar/system/transaction_coordinator_assign-partition-0")
-                )
-                    .isTrue();
+                assertTransactionsTopicCreated(pulsarAdmin);
             }
             testTransactionFunctionality(pulsar.getPulsarBrokerUrl());
         }
     }
 
+    private void assertTransactionsTopicCreated(PulsarAdmin pulsarAdmin) throws PulsarAdminException {
+        final List<String> topics = pulsarAdmin
+            .topics()
+            .getPartitionedTopicList("pulsar/system", ListTopicsOptions.builder().includeSystemTopic(true).build());
+        assertThat(topics).contains("persistent://pulsar/system/transaction_coordinator_assign");
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testTransactionsAndFunctionsWorker() throws Exception {
         try (PulsarContainer pulsar = new PulsarContainer(PULSAR_IMAGE).withTransactions().withFunctionsWorker()) {
             pulsar.start();
 
             try (PulsarAdmin pulsarAdmin = PulsarAdmin.builder().serviceHttpUrl(pulsar.getHttpServiceUrl()).build();) {
-                assertThat(
-                    pulsarAdmin
-                        .topics()
-                        .getList("pulsar/system")
-                        .contains("persistent://pulsar/system/transaction_coordinator_assign-partition-0")
-                )
-                    .isTrue();
+                assertTransactionsTopicCreated(pulsarAdmin);
                 assertThat(pulsarAdmin.functions().getFunctions("public", "default")).hasSize(0);
             }
             testTransactionFunctionality(pulsar.getPulsarBrokerUrl());