diff --git a/.github/workflows/eden.yml b/.github/workflows/eden.yml
index ddab0b9fd..374902b99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/eden.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/eden.yml
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ jobs:
     name: Execute Eden test workflow
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yml
     with:
-      eve_image: "lfedge/eve:13.3.0"
+      eve_image: "lfedge/eve:13.6.1-rc3"
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/pkg/defaults/defaults.go b/pkg/defaults/defaults.go
index d3d57a821..1a98a2c17 100644
--- a/pkg/defaults/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/defaults/defaults.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const (
 	DefaultRegistryPort         = 5050
 
 	//tags, versions, repos
-	DefaultEVETag               = "13.3.0" // DefaultEVETag tag for EVE image
+	DefaultEVETag               = "13.6.1-rc3" // DefaultEVETag tag for EVE image
 	DefaultAdamTag              = "0.0.57"
 	DefaultRedisTag             = "7"
 	DefaultRegistryTag          = "2.7"