diff --git a/tests/docker/Dockerfile b/tests/docker/Dockerfile
index 2b39f2da0e29a..0337cdee70827 100644
--- a/tests/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/tests/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-FROM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/ubuntu:jammy-20230816 AS base
+FROM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/ubuntu:jammy-20240911.1 AS base
 
 ENV TZ="UTC" \
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
@@ -241,20 +241,20 @@ COPY --chown=0:0 --chmod=0755 tests/docker/ducktape-deps/polaris /
 RUN /polaris && rm /polaris
 #################################
 
-FROM base as iceberg-rest
+FROM base AS iceberg-rest
 COPY --chown=0:0 tests/java/iceberg-rest-catalog /opt/redpanda-tests/java/iceberg-rest-catalog
 COPY --chown=0:0 --chmod=0755 tests/docker/ducktape-deps/iceberg-rest-catalog /
 RUN /iceberg-rest-catalog && rm /iceberg-rest-catalog
 
 #################################
 
-FROM base as trino 
+FROM base AS trino
 COPY --chown=0:0 --chmod=0755 tests/docker/ducktape-deps/trino /
 RUN /trino && rm /trino
 
 #################################
 
-FROM base as spark 
+FROM base AS spark
 COPY --chown=0:0 tests/java/spark-iceberg-dependencies /opt/redpanda-tests/java/spark-iceberg-dependencies
 COPY --chown=0:0 --chmod=0755 tests/docker/ducktape-deps/spark /
 RUN /spark && rm /spark
diff --git a/tests/docker/ducktape-deps/client-swarm b/tests/docker/ducktape-deps/client-swarm
index 71f7e5f7f138c..3f74dbba5e949 100644
--- a/tests/docker/ducktape-deps/client-swarm
+++ b/tests/docker/ducktape-deps/client-swarm
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ git clone https://github.com/redpanda-data/client-swarm.git
 
 pushd client-swarm
 git reset --hard 7ba96b8a78717c03392a3959a31e3c5a36cda472
-cargo build --release
+cargo build --config 'term.verbose=true' --config 'net.retry=6' --release
 cp target/release/client-swarm /usr/local/bin
 popd
 
diff --git a/tests/docker/ducktape-deps/rp-storage-tool b/tests/docker/ducktape-deps/rp-storage-tool
index e4577c4b85c09..a676b8f8c13fb 100644
--- a/tests/docker/ducktape-deps/rp-storage-tool
+++ b/tests/docker/ducktape-deps/rp-storage-tool
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ set -e
 set -x
 
 cd /rp_storage_tool
-cargo build --release
+cargo build --config 'term.verbose=true' --config 'net.retry=6' --release
 cp target/release/rp-storage-tool /usr/local/bin
 cd /