diff --git a/scanners/gitleaks/Chart.yaml b/scanners/gitleaks/Chart.yaml
index 85a0d91e01..9f40fbdbe8 100644
--- a/scanners/gitleaks/Chart.yaml
+++ b/scanners/gitleaks/Chart.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ description: A Helm chart for the gitleaks repository scanner that integrates wi
 type: application
 # version - gets automatically set to the secureCodeBox release version when the helm charts gets published
 version: v3.1.0-alpha1
-appVersion: "v8.23.3"
+appVersion: "v8.24.0"
 kubeVersion: ">=v1.11.0-0"
 annotations:
   versionApi: https://api.github.com/repos/zricethezav/gitleaks/releases/latest
diff --git a/scanners/gitleaks/README.md b/scanners/gitleaks/README.md
index 8a2ab50df6..90ca52ee72 100644
--- a/scanners/gitleaks/README.md
+++ b/scanners/gitleaks/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Gitleaks"
 category: "scanner"
 type: "Repository"
 state: "released"
-appVersion: "v8.23.3"
+appVersion: "v8.24.0"
 usecase: "Find potential secrets in repositories"
 ---
 
diff --git a/scanners/gitleaks/docs/README.DockerHub-Parser.md b/scanners/gitleaks/docs/README.DockerHub-Parser.md
index b51307fa9e..86e440aeed 100644
--- a/scanners/gitleaks/docs/README.DockerHub-Parser.md
+++ b/scanners/gitleaks/docs/README.DockerHub-Parser.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ You can find resources to help you get started on our [documentation website](ht
 
 ## Supported Tags
 - `latest`  (represents the latest stable release build)
-- tagged releases, e.g. `v8.23.3`
+- tagged releases, e.g. `v8.24.0`
 
 ## How to use this image
 This `parser` image is intended to work in combination with the corresponding security scanner docker image to parse the `findings` results. For more information details please take a look at the documentation page: https://www.securecodebox.io/docs/scanners/gitleaks.
diff --git a/scanners/gitleaks/integration-tests/gitleaks.test.js b/scanners/gitleaks/integration-tests/gitleaks.test.js
index 69826aac94..ba9dbd404e 100644
--- a/scanners/gitleaks/integration-tests/gitleaks.test.js
+++ b/scanners/gitleaks/integration-tests/gitleaks.test.js
@@ -37,7 +37,13 @@ test(
                       // Bash script to create a git repo with a demo file
                       `cd /repo && \\
                       git init && \\
-                      echo '-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY----------END PRIVATE KEY-----' > secret.pem && \\
+                      echo '-----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----
+b3BlbnNzaC1rZXktdjEAAAAABG5vbmUAAAAEbm9uZQAAAAAAAAABAAAAMwAAAAtzc2gtZW
+QyNTUxOQAAACBRQBYv0zGpMgMubh1XmkIZOrzi0WYXu8a1WMt3dBVJhgAAAKDyr4Ls8q+C
+7AAAAAtzc2gtZWQyNTUxOQAAACBRQBYv0zGpMgMubh1XmkIZOrzi0WYXu8a1WMt3dBVJhg
+AAAECvUx42+sMhjrgkMBXvanXL7LsJHj/QUX6NBSLN8hRj/FFAFi/TMakyAy5uHVeaQhk6
+vOLRZhe7xrVYy3d0FUmGAAAAFnlvdXJfZW1haWxAZXhhbXBsZS5jb20BAgMEBQYH
+-----END OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----' > secret.pem && \\
                       git config --global user.name test && \\
                       git config --global user.email user@example.com && \\
                       git add secret.pem && \\