diff --git a/etc/kayobe/seed.yml b/etc/kayobe/seed.yml
index ce16140fa8..33e2637ac7 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/seed.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/seed.yml
@@ -106,8 +106,11 @@ seed_pulp_container:
     image: pulp/pulp
     pre: "{{ kayobe_config_path }}/containers/pulp/pre.yml"
     post: "{{ kayobe_config_path }}/containers/pulp/post.yml"
-    tag: "3.16"
+    tag: "3.21"
     network_mode: host
+    # Override deploy_containers_defaults.init == true to ensure
+    # s6-overlay-suexec starts as pid 1
+    init: false
     volumes:
       - /opt/kayobe/containers/pulp:/etc/pulp
       - pulp_storage:/var/lib/pulp