diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 5743b55a..6205815a 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         "drupal/bootstrap": "3.21",
         "drupal/captcha": "1.0-beta4",
         "drupal/config_update": "1.6",
-        "drupal/core": "8.8.7 || ^9",
+        "drupal/core": "8.8.8 || ^9",
         "drupal/ctools": "3.2",
         "drupal/default_content": "1.0-alpha8",
         "drupal/devel": "2.1",
diff --git a/drupal-org-core.make b/drupal-org-core.make
index a969307e..60dd994c 100644
--- a/drupal-org-core.make
+++ b/drupal-org-core.make
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 api = 2
 core = 8.x
 projects[drupal][type] = core
-projects[drupal][version] = 8.8.7
+projects[drupal][version] = 8.8.8