diff --git a/.image.env b/.image.env
index 174100e2e7..2c58f3d679 100644
--- a/.image.env
+++ b/.image.env
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # most recent tag is interpolated from the source repository and used to generate a fully qualified image
 # name.
 MINIO_TAG='0.20231101.183725'
-RQLITE_TAG='7.21.4'
+RQLITE_TAG='8.0.6'
 DEX_TAG='2.37.0'
 SCHEMAHERO_TAG='0.17.0'
 LVP_TAG='v0.5.6'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c4c6ae2fb8..f942178fca 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 include Makefile.build.mk
 CURRENT_USER := $(shell id -u -n)
 MINIO_TAG ?= 0.20231101.183725
-RQLITE_TAG ?= 7.21.4
+RQLITE_TAG ?= 8.0.6
 DEX_TAG ?= 2.37.0
 LVP_TAG ?= v0.5.6
 
diff --git a/deploy/rqlite/apko.yaml b/deploy/rqlite/apko.yaml
index 5f56ef4c35..cc7a49553c 100644
--- a/deploy/rqlite/apko.yaml
+++ b/deploy/rqlite/apko.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ contents:
   keyring:
     - https://packages.wolfi.dev/os/wolfi-signing.rsa.pub
   packages:
-    - rqlite~7.21.4
+    - rqlite~8.0.6
     - rqlite-oci-entrypoint
     - bash
     - busybox
diff --git a/pkg/image/constants.go b/pkg/image/constants.go
index 54ed2800dc..3450d0b642 100644
--- a/pkg/image/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/image/constants.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ package image
 
 const (
 	Minio      = "kotsadm/minio:0.20231101.183725"
-	Rqlite     = "kotsadm/rqlite:7.21.4"
+	Rqlite     = "kotsadm/rqlite:8.0.6"
 	Dex        = "kotsadm/dex:2.37.0"
 	Schemahero = "schemahero/schemahero:0.17.0"
 	Lvp        = "replicated/local-volume-provider:v0.5.6"