diff --git a/docker.go b/docker.go
index 81c844faf4..4e6574ce36 100644
--- a/docker.go
+++ b/docker.go
@@ -980,6 +980,10 @@ func (p *DockerProvider) CreateContainer(ctx context.Context, req ContainerReque
 		}
 	}
 
+	for k, v := range testcontainersdocker.DefaultLabels() {
+		req.Labels[k] = v
+	}
+
 	dockerInput := &container.Config{
 		Entrypoint: req.Entrypoint,
 		Image:      tag,
diff --git a/internal/testcontainersdocker/labels.go b/internal/testcontainersdocker/labels.go
index 12742769bd..b8e21b033b 100644
--- a/internal/testcontainersdocker/labels.go
+++ b/internal/testcontainersdocker/labels.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package testcontainersdocker
 
+import "github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/internal"
+
 const (
 	LabelBase      = "org.testcontainers"
 	LabelLang      = LabelBase + ".lang"
@@ -7,3 +9,11 @@ const (
 	LabelSessionID = LabelBase + ".sessionId"
 	LabelVersion   = LabelBase + ".version"
 )
+
+func DefaultLabels() map[string]string {
+	return map[string]string{
+		LabelBase:    "true",
+		LabelLang:    "go",
+		LabelVersion: internal.Version,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/reaper.go b/reaper.go
index b72a9bec53..5813f0992a 100644
--- a/reaper.go
+++ b/reaper.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
 	"github.com/docker/go-connections/nat"
-	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/internal"
 	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/internal/testcontainersdocker"
 	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/wait"
 )
@@ -198,8 +197,6 @@ func (r *Reaper) Labels() map[string]string {
 	return map[string]string{
 		TestcontainerLabel:                  "true",
 		TestcontainerLabelSessionID:         r.SessionID,
-		testcontainersdocker.LabelLang:      "go",
-		testcontainersdocker.LabelVersion:   internal.Version,
 		testcontainersdocker.LabelSessionID: r.SessionID,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/reaper_test.go b/reaper_test.go
index f392810370..9f955f366d 100644
--- a/reaper_test.go
+++ b/reaper_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/network"
 	"github.com/docker/go-connections/nat"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/internal"
 	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/internal/config"
 	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/internal/testcontainersdocker"
 	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/wait"
@@ -55,11 +54,9 @@ func createContainerRequest(customize func(ContainerRequest) ContainerRequest) C
 		ReaperImage:  "reaperImage",
 		ExposedPorts: []string{"8080/tcp"},
 		Labels: map[string]string{
-			TestcontainerLabel:                "true",
-			TestcontainerLabelIsReaper:        "true",
-			testcontainersdocker.LabelReaper:  "true",
-			testcontainersdocker.LabelLang:    "go",
-			testcontainersdocker.LabelVersion: internal.Version,
+			TestcontainerLabel:               "true",
+			TestcontainerLabelIsReaper:       "true",
+			testcontainersdocker.LabelReaper: "true",
 		},
 		Mounts:     Mounts(BindMount(testcontainersdocker.ExtractDockerSocket(context.Background()), "/var/run/docker.sock")),
 		WaitingFor: wait.ForListeningPort(nat.Port("8080/tcp")),