diff --git a/compose-vc.yml b/compose-vc.yml
index 7a1b867..10fa33c 100644
--- a/compose-vc.yml
+++ b/compose-vc.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ services:
 
   vc-lodestar:
     profiles: [vc-lodestar]
-    image: chainsafe/lodestar:${VC_LODESTAR_VERSION:-v1.38.0}
+    image: chainsafe/lodestar:${VC_LODESTAR_VERSION:-v1.40.0}
     depends_on: [charon]
     entrypoint: /opt/lodestar/run.sh
     networks: [dvnode]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d4e376b..8a5828a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ services:
   # |_|\___/ \__,_|\___||___/\__\__,_|_|
 
   lodestar:
-    image: chainsafe/lodestar:${LODESTAR_VERSION:-v1.37.0}
+    image: chainsafe/lodestar:${LODESTAR_VERSION:-v1.40.0}
     profiles: [""]
     depends_on: [charon]
     entrypoint: /opt/lodestar/run.sh