diff --git a/.changeset/modern-seahorses-marry.md b/.changeset/modern-seahorses-marry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..11c24ed6d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/modern-seahorses-marry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node': minor
+---
+
+Use the latest version `v.1.2.0` of the spotify/techdocs docker image as default
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-node/api-report.md b/plugins/techdocs-node/api-report.md
index a734fd404a..2a2fe12946 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-node/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-node/api-report.md
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ export class TechdocsGenerator implements GeneratorBase {
     config: Config;
     scmIntegrations: ScmIntegrationRegistry;
   });
-  static readonly defaultDockerImage = 'spotify/techdocs:v1.1.0';
+  static readonly defaultDockerImage = 'spotify/techdocs:v1.2.0';
   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 2f88e1a8ad..d2ad0021be 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/generate/techdocs.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/generate/techdocs.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ 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:v1.1.0';
+  public static readonly defaultDockerImage = 'spotify/techdocs:v1.2.0';
   private readonly logger: Logger;
   private readonly containerRunner?: ContainerRunner;
   private readonly options: GeneratorConfig;