diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index 5d37c24..974efe1 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 ######### Charon Config #########
 
-# Charon docker container image version, e.g. `v1.8.0`.
+# Charon docker container image version, e.g. `v1.8.1`.
 # See available tags https://hub.docker.com/r/obolnetwork/charon/tags.
 #CHARON_VERSION=
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 6c51da0..7b9dca1 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 x-node-base:
   # Pegged charon version (update this for each release).
   &node-base
-  image: obolnetwork/charon:${CHARON_VERSION:-v1.8.0}
+  image: obolnetwork/charon:${CHARON_VERSION:-v1.8.1}
   restart: unless-stopped
   networks: [cluster]
   depends_on: [relay]