diff --git a/.changeset/neat-dingos-tickle.md b/.changeset/neat-dingos-tickle.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..43929e532f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/neat-dingos-tickle.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node': patch
+---
+
+Bumps default version of techdocs docker image to latest
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-node/api-report.md b/plugins/techdocs-node/api-report.md
index 3966b7d2d8..0b30170006 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-node/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-node/api-report.md
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ export class TechdocsGenerator implements GeneratorBase {
     config: Config;
     scmIntegrations: ScmIntegrationRegistry;
   });
-  static readonly defaultDockerImage = 'spotify/techdocs:v1.2.3';
+  static readonly defaultDockerImage = 'spotify/techdocs:v1.2.4';
   static fromConfig(
     config: Config,
     options: GeneratorOptions,
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/generate/techdocs.ts b/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/generate/techdocs.ts
index e5e2b7191e..599457ee5a 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/generate/techdocs.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/generate/techdocs.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export class TechdocsGenerator implements GeneratorBase {
    * The default docker image (and version) used to generate content. Public
    * and static so that techdocs-node consumers can use the same version.
    */
-  public static readonly defaultDockerImage = 'spotify/techdocs:v1.2.3';
+  public static readonly defaultDockerImage = 'spotify/techdocs:v1.2.4';
   private readonly logger: Logger;
   private readonly containerRunner?: ContainerRunner;
   private readonly options: GeneratorConfig;