diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 00ebca05c..25a83205b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-TEST_API_VERSION ?= 1.43
-TEST_ENGINE_VERSION ?= 24.0
+TEST_API_VERSION ?= 1.44
+TEST_ENGINE_VERSION ?= 25.0
 
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
     PLATFORM := Windows
diff --git a/docker/constants.py b/docker/constants.py
index 71e543e53..213ff61ed 100644
--- a/docker/constants.py
+++ b/docker/constants.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import sys
 from .version import __version__
 
-DEFAULT_DOCKER_API_VERSION = '1.43'
-MINIMUM_DOCKER_API_VERSION = '1.21'
+DEFAULT_DOCKER_API_VERSION = '1.44'
+MINIMUM_DOCKER_API_VERSION = '1.24'
 DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 60
 STREAM_HEADER_SIZE_BYTES = 8
 CONTAINER_LIMITS_KEYS = [
diff --git a/tests/Dockerfile-ssh-dind b/tests/Dockerfile-ssh-dind
index 2b7332b8b..250c20f2c 100644
--- a/tests/Dockerfile-ssh-dind
+++ b/tests/Dockerfile-ssh-dind
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 
-ARG API_VERSION=1.43
-ARG ENGINE_VERSION=24.0
+ARG API_VERSION=1.44
+ARG ENGINE_VERSION=25.0
 
 FROM docker:${ENGINE_VERSION}-dind
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/models_containers_test.py b/tests/integration/models_containers_test.py
index 219b9a4cb..87ba89b1d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/models_containers_test.py
+++ b/tests/integration/models_containers_test.py
@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ def test_run_with_networking_config(self):
         client.networks.create(net_name)
         self.tmp_networks.append(net_name)
 
-        test_aliases = ['hello']
+        test_alias = 'hello'
         test_driver_opt = {'key1': 'a'}
 
         networking_config = {
             net_name: client.api.create_endpoint_config(
-                aliases=test_aliases,
+                aliases=[test_alias],
                 driver_opt=test_driver_opt
             )
         }
@@ -132,8 +132,10 @@ def test_run_with_networking_config(self):
         assert 'NetworkSettings' in attrs
         assert 'Networks' in attrs['NetworkSettings']
         assert list(attrs['NetworkSettings']['Networks'].keys()) == [net_name]
-        assert attrs['NetworkSettings']['Networks'][net_name]['Aliases'] == \
-               test_aliases
+        # Expect Aliases to list 'test_alias' and the container's short-id.
+        # In API version 1.45, the short-id will be removed.
+        assert attrs['NetworkSettings']['Networks'][net_name]['Aliases'] \
+               == [test_alias, attrs['Id'][:12]]
         assert attrs['NetworkSettings']['Networks'][net_name]['DriverOpts'] \
                == test_driver_opt
 
@@ -190,7 +192,9 @@ def test_run_with_networking_config_only_undeclared_network(self):
         assert 'NetworkSettings' in attrs
         assert 'Networks' in attrs['NetworkSettings']
         assert list(attrs['NetworkSettings']['Networks'].keys()) == [net_name]
-        assert attrs['NetworkSettings']['Networks'][net_name]['Aliases'] is None
+        # Aliases should include the container's short-id (but it will be removed
+        # in API v1.45).
+        assert attrs['NetworkSettings']['Networks'][net_name]['Aliases'] == [attrs["Id"][:12]]
         assert (attrs['NetworkSettings']['Networks'][net_name]['DriverOpts']
                 is None)