diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 30fca07d..a26978be 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ alpine:latest@container-prep:
     FDO_DISTRIBUTION_PACKAGES: $ALPINE_PACKAGES
     FDO_DISTRIBUTION_TAG: $ALPINE_TAG
 
-freebsd:14.2@container-prep:
+freebsd:14.3@container-prep:
   extends:
     - .fdo.qemu-build@freebsd
     - .policy
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ freebsd:14.2@container-prep:
   stage: prep
   variables:
     GIT_STRATEGY: none
-    FDO_DISTRIBUTION_VERSION: '14.2'
+    FDO_DISTRIBUTION_VERSION: '14.3'
     FDO_DISTRIBUTION_PACKAGES: $FREEBSD_PACKAGES
     FDO_DISTRIBUTION_TAG: $FREEBSD_TAG
 
@@ -446,14 +446,14 @@ alpine:latest@container-clean:
     FDO_DISTRIBUTION_VERSION: 'latest'
     FDO_DISTRIBUTION_TAG: $ALPINE_TAG
 
-freebsd:14.2@container-clean:
+freebsd:14.3@container-clean:
   extends:
     - .policy
     - .container-clean
   variables:
     GIT_STRATEGY: none
     CURRENT_CONTAINER_IMAGE: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/freebsd/$FDO_DISTRIBUTION_VERSION:$FDO_DISTRIBUTION_TAG
-    FDO_DISTRIBUTION_VERSION: '14.2'
+    FDO_DISTRIBUTION_VERSION: '14.3'
     FDO_DISTRIBUTION_TAG: $FREEBSD_TAG
 
 
@@ -1344,18 +1344,19 @@ alpine:latest@default-build:
     - "alpine:latest@container-prep"
 
 
-freebsd:14.2@default-build:
+freebsd:14.3@default-build:
   stage: distro
   extends:
     - .build-in-qemu@template
     - .fdo.distribution-image@freebsd
   variables:
-    FDO_DISTRIBUTION_VERSION: '14.2'
+    FDO_DISTRIBUTION_VERSION: '14.3'
     FDO_DISTRIBUTION_TAG: $FREEBSD_TAG
     MESON_ARGS: '-Dtests=false -Ddocumentation=false' # doxygen drags down too many deps
     MESON_TEST_ARGS: '' # test suite doesn't work on BSD yet
+    ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES: yes
   needs:
-    - "freebsd:14.2@container-prep"
+    - "freebsd:14.3@container-prep"
 
 
 #################################################################
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/config.yml b/.gitlab-ci/config.yml
index 7edc2104..71f5573e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/config.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/config.yml
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ distributions:
     tag: *default_tag
     qemu_based: true
     versions:
-      - '14.2'
+      - '14.3'
     packages:
       - git
       - pkgconf
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ distributions:
         # We don't run the tests on FreeBSD, someone would have to fix the
         # test suite to work on BSD first.
         - "MESON_TEST_ARGS: '' # test suite doesn't work on BSD yet"
+        - "ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES: yes"
 
 test_suites:
   - name: touchpad