diff --git a/star.wdl b/star.wdl
index 19105bbd4906eeae91c15cce3f057de0f9d6373b..3ff6cf558aeec36d54837affffd5ec22698e5610 100644
--- a/star.wdl
+++ b/star.wdl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ task Star {
 
         Int runThreadN = 4
         String memory = "48G"
-        String dockerImage = "quay.io/biocontainers/star:2.6.0c--0"
+        String dockerImage = "quay.io/biocontainers/star:2.7.3a--0"
     }
 
     #TODO Needs to be extended for all possible output extensions