diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4a753a7..ee87cc4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-# ⚡ 0.3.8s
+# ⚡ 0.4.0 (unreleased)
+
+* use `latest` docker tag by default. This reduces some of the maintenance in publishing this plugin. Users are still able to pin versions as they always have.
+
+# ⚡ 0.3.8
 
 * experimental dockerless mode! To enable local builds add the following to your `serverless.yml` file
 
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index b77b1c1..0ac715a 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const path = require("path");
 const AdmZip = require("adm-zip");
 const { mkdirSync, writeFileSync, readFileSync } = require("fs");
 
-const DEFAULT_DOCKER_TAG = "0.2.7-rust-1.43.1";
+const DEFAULT_DOCKER_TAG = "latest";
 const DEFAULT_DOCKER_IMAGE = "softprops/lambda-rust";
 const RUST_RUNTIME = "rust";
 const BASE_RUNTIME = "provided";
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b5a7ce3..4eeb5c8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "serverless-rust",
-  "version": "0.4.0",
+  "version": "0.3.8",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/tests/unit/index.test.js b/tests/unit/index.test.js
index 2fce40a..42ae3f2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/index.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/index.test.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe("RustPlugin", () => {
     assert.deepEqual(unconfigured.custom, {
       cargoFlags: "",
       dockerImage: "softprops/lambda-rust",
-      dockerTag: "0.2.7-rust-1.43.1",
+      dockerTag: "latest",
       dockerless: false,
     });
   });
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe("RustPlugin", () => {
             rust: {
               cargoFlags: "--features foo",
               dockerImage: "notsoftprops/lambda-rust",
-              dockerTag: "latest",
+              dockerTag: "custom-tag",
               dockerless: true,
             },
           },
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe("RustPlugin", () => {
     assert.deepEqual(configured.custom, {
       cargoFlags: "--features foo",
       dockerImage: "notsoftprops/lambda-rust",
-      dockerTag: "latest",
+      dockerTag: "custom-tag",
       dockerless: true,
     });
   });