diff --git a/test/Dockerfile.distro b/test/Dockerfile.distro
index 5c2e52a765..e3807e9d1c 100644
--- a/test/Dockerfile.distro
+++ b/test/Dockerfile.distro
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ FROM build AS test-node
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases packageName=containerbase/node-prebuild versioning=node
 RUN install-tool node 24.21.0
 # renovate: datasource=npm
-RUN install-tool pnpm 10.34.5
+RUN install-tool pnpm 12.8.2
 # renovate: datasource=npm packageName=@yarnpkg/cli-dist
 RUN install-tool yarn 4.18.1
 
diff --git a/test/node/Dockerfile b/test/node/Dockerfile
index 276392a50b..b9defda725 100644
--- a/test/node/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/node/Dockerfile
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ RUN test "$(yarn --version)" = "${YARN_VERSION}"
 FROM build AS testc
 
 # renovate: datasource=npm
-RUN install-tool pnpm 10.34.5
+RUN install-tool pnpm 12.8.2
 
 RUN set -ex; \
   pnpm --version;
@@ -465,13 +465,13 @@ RUN install-tool corepack 0.36.0
 
 # test if corepack is overriding pnpm
 # renovate: datasource=npm
-RUN install-tool pnpm 10.34.5
+RUN install-tool pnpm 12.8.2
 
 # renovate: datasource=npm
 RUN install-tool corepack 0.36.0
 
 # renovate: datasource=npm depName=pnpm
-ARG PNPM_VERSION=10.34.5
+ARG PNPM_VERSION=12.8.2
 
 RUN set -ex; cd a; \
   npm pkg set packageManager=pnpm@${PNPM_VERSION}; \
diff --git a/test/node/Dockerfile.arm64 b/test/node/Dockerfile.arm64
index d193549d6c..d7e0f9bfd4 100644
--- a/test/node/Dockerfile.arm64
+++ b/test/node/Dockerfile.arm64
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ RUN install-tool node 24.21.0
 FROM test-node AS test-pnpm
 
 # renovate: datasource=npm
-RUN install-tool pnpm 10.34.5
+RUN install-tool pnpm 12.8.2
 
 #--------------------------------------
 # Image: yarn