diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f4d9f5c..f140823 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@
 
         <!-- Module Dependency Versions -->
         <assertj.version>3.27.7</assertj.version>
-        <base.version>0.22.1</base.version>
+        <base.version>0.23.0</base.version>
         <byte-buddy.version>1.18.4</byte-buddy.version>
-        <codemodel.version>0.20.1</codemodel.version>
+        <codemodel.version>0.21.0</codemodel.version>
         <jackson-core.version>2.21.2</jackson-core.version>
         <junit.version>6.0.3</junit.version>
         <jakarta-inject.version>2.0.1</jakarta-inject.version>
diff --git a/spawn-docker-jdk/src/test/java/build/spawn/docker/jdk/SessionTests.java b/spawn-docker-jdk/src/test/java/build/spawn/docker/jdk/SessionTests.java
index 31295e4..46aab41 100644
--- a/spawn-docker-jdk/src/test/java/build/spawn/docker/jdk/SessionTests.java
+++ b/spawn-docker-jdk/src/test/java/build/spawn/docker/jdk/SessionTests.java
@@ -636,10 +636,10 @@ void shouldCopyAFileToAContainer()
 
         try (var session = createSession()) {
             final var image = session.images()
-                .get(RABBITMQ_IMAGE)
+                .get(ALPINE_IMAGE)
                 .orElseThrow(() -> new AssertionError("Failed to get the required image"));
 
-            try (var container = image.start()) {
+            try (var container = image.start(Command.of("sleep", "60"))) {
 
                 Eventually.assertThat(container.onStart())
                     .isCompleted();
@@ -650,13 +650,19 @@ void shouldCopyAFileToAContainer()
                 assertThat(container.id())
                     .isNotNull();
 
-                // create a /tmp/test folder in the container
-                Eventually.assertThat(container
-                        .createExecutable("mkdir", "/tmp/test")
-                        .execute()
-                        .onExit())
+                // create a /tmp/test folder in the container; withTerminal(true) ensures Detach:false so
+                // onExit() tracks actual process completion rather than just exec launch
+                final var mkdirExecution = container
+                    .createExecutable("mkdir", "/tmp/test")
+                    .withTerminal(true)
+                    .execute();
+
+                Eventually.assertThat(mkdirExecution.onExit())
                     .isCompleted();
 
+                assertThat(mkdirExecution.exitValue().getAsInt())
+                    .isEqualTo(0);
+
                 // establish a temporary folder and a temporary file in the folder, tar the folder and send it to the
 
                 // Create temp dir and a file inside it