diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 354b1232e62..df048ee9aae 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ FABRIC_VER ?= 2.5.10
 
 # 3rd party image version
 # These versions are also set in the runners in ./integration/runners/
-COUCHDB_VER ?= 3.3.3
+COUCHDB_VER ?= 3.4.2
 KAFKA_VER ?= 5.3.1
 ZOOKEEPER_VER ?= 5.3.1
 
diff --git a/integration/nwo/runner/couchdb.go b/integration/nwo/runner/couchdb.go
index 6b4710a5169..943346d8305 100644
--- a/integration/nwo/runner/couchdb.go
+++ b/integration/nwo/runner/couchdb.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	CouchDBDefaultImage = "couchdb:3.3.3"
+	CouchDBDefaultImage = "couchdb:3.4.2"
 	CouchDBUsername     = "admin"
 	CouchDBPassword     = "adminpw"
 )