diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 68ebd068bc6e6088b39b18120393f403e8215b1c..be292917783265f9c9c0689ecc78ab30c8f45ed5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ ARG CONFLUENT_OPERATOR_BASE_TAG=0.771.13
 
 ARG BASE_REGISTRY=registry1.dso.mil
 ARG BASE_IMAGE=redhat/ubi/ubi8
-ARG BASE_TAG=8.7
+ARG BASE_TAG=8.8
 
 FROM ${CONFLUENT_OPERATOR_BASE_IMAGE}:${CONFLUENT_OPERATOR_BASE_TAG} as base
 FROM ${BASE_REGISTRY}/${BASE_IMAGE}:${BASE_TAG}
diff --git a/hardening_manifest.yaml b/hardening_manifest.yaml
index e540e2fbfc54499fc51f04b243ed993b68929f94..4c7f8da057ebf0da163897a21e61dc926c5d59bd 100644
--- a/hardening_manifest.yaml
+++ b/hardening_manifest.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ args:
   CONFLUENT_OPERATOR_BASE_IMAGE: "confluentinc/confluent-operator"
   CONFLUENT_OPERATOR_BASE_TAG: "0.771.13"
   BASE_IMAGE: "redhat/ubi/ubi8"
-  BASE_TAG: "8.7"
+  BASE_TAG: "8.8"
 
 # Docker image labels
 labels: