diff --git a/tests/system/providers/amazon/aws/example_emr_eks.py b/tests/system/providers/amazon/aws/example_emr_eks.py
index 28dc7ac3c27e1..ffc54dbd9584a 100644
--- a/tests/system/providers/amazon/aws/example_emr_eks.py
+++ b/tests/system/providers/amazon/aws/example_emr_eks.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ def delete_virtual_cluster(virtual_cluster_id):
         task_id="start_job",
         virtual_cluster_id=str(create_emr_eks_cluster.output),
         execution_role_arn=job_role_arn,
-        release_label="emr-6.3.0-latest",
+        release_label="emr-7.0.0-latest",
         job_driver=job_driver_arg,
         configuration_overrides=configuration_overrides_arg,
         name="pi.py",