diff --git a/acceptance/testdata/pack_fixtures/report_output.txt b/acceptance/testdata/pack_fixtures/report_output.txt
index 6161c9216f..88a36e2e2c 100644
--- a/acceptance/testdata/pack_fixtures/report_output.txt
+++ b/acceptance/testdata/pack_fixtures/report_output.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Pack:
   Version:  {{ .Version }}
   OS/Arch:  {{ .OS }}/{{ .Arch }}
 
-Default Lifecycle Version:  0.19.3
+Default Lifecycle Version:  0.19.6
 
 Supported Platform APIs:  0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 0.10, 0.11, 0.12, 0.13
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c6c80f0340..12d3c8f7be 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.2
 	github.com/apex/log v1.9.0
 	github.com/buildpacks/imgutil v0.0.0-20240507132533-9f7b96c3d09d
-	github.com/buildpacks/lifecycle v0.19.4
+	github.com/buildpacks/lifecycle v0.19.6
 	github.com/docker/cli v26.1.1+incompatible
 	github.com/docker/docker v26.1.1+incompatible
 	github.com/docker/go-connections v0.5.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a7219f09ea..4fe11ffdee 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1/go.mod h1:G2ZrVWU2WbWT9wwq4/hrbKbnv/1ERSJQ0ibhJ6rlkpw=
 github.com/buildpacks/imgutil v0.0.0-20240507132533-9f7b96c3d09d h1:GVRuY/C8j4pjOddeeZelbKKLMMX+dYR3TlxE4L1hECU=
 github.com/buildpacks/imgutil v0.0.0-20240507132533-9f7b96c3d09d/go.mod h1:n2R6VRuWsAX3cyHCp/u0Z4WJcixny0gYg075J39owrk=
-github.com/buildpacks/lifecycle v0.19.4 h1:lATTWyMs4m4+3+n6PgvmB0lBgut2+b8eZ+iu/wXwhrI=
-github.com/buildpacks/lifecycle v0.19.4/go.mod h1:sWrBJzf/7dWrcHrWiV/P2+3jS8G8Ki5tczq8jO3XVRQ=
+github.com/buildpacks/lifecycle v0.19.6 h1:/bmfMs35aSkxyzYDF+iHl9VnYmUBBbHBmnvo8XNEINk=
+github.com/buildpacks/lifecycle v0.19.6/go.mod h1:sWrBJzf/7dWrcHrWiV/P2+3jS8G8Ki5tczq8jO3XVRQ=
 github.com/bwesterb/go-ristretto v1.2.3/go.mod h1:fUIoIZaG73pV5biE2Blr2xEzDoMj7NFEuV9ekS419A0=
 github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.2.1 h1:y4OZtCnogmCPw98Zjyt5a6+QwPLGkiQsYW5oUqylYbM=
 github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.2.1/go.mod h1:Y3VNntkOUPxTVeUxJ/G5vcM//AlwfmyYozVcomhLiZE=
diff --git a/internal/builder/lifecycle.go b/internal/builder/lifecycle.go
index c41799198e..92c860ae9d 100644
--- a/internal/builder/lifecycle.go
+++ b/internal/builder/lifecycle.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 // A snapshot of the latest tested lifecycle version values
 const (
-	DefaultLifecycleVersion    = "0.19.3"
+	DefaultLifecycleVersion    = "0.19.6"
 	DefaultBuildpackAPIVersion = "0.2"
 )