diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 598626d06f..78b605e187 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "pyjwt~=2.7",
     "pyOpenSSL~=23.0",
     "pypd>=1.1.0,<1.2.0",
-    "python-gitlab==6.0.0",
+    "python-gitlab==8.1.0",
     "requests-oauthlib~=1.3",
     "requests~=2.32",
     "rich==14.3.1",
diff --git a/qontract_utils/pyproject.toml b/qontract_utils/pyproject.toml
index 16a0df7cfd..fd8585768b 100644
--- a/qontract_utils/pyproject.toml
+++ b/qontract_utils/pyproject.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "prometheus-client==0.23.1",
     "pydantic==2.12.4",
     "pygithub==1.58.2",
-    "python-gitlab==6.0.0",
+    "python-gitlab==8.1.0",
     "redis==7.1.0",
     "requests==2.32.5",
     "ruamel-yaml==0.17.40",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index c08605a4b6..191aa11628 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1817,15 +1817,15 @@ wheels = [
 
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-version = "6.0.0"
+version = "8.1.0"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "requests" },
     { name = "requests-toolbelt" },
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+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/79/d4/9848be62ef23fcac203f4386faf43a2cc13a4888447b3f5fbf7346f31374/python_gitlab-8.1.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:b1a59e81e5e0363185b446a707dc92c27ee8bf1fc14ce75ed8eafa58cbdce63a", size = 144498, upload-time = "2026-02-28T01:26:31.14Z" },
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 [[package]]
@@ -2148,7 +2148,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "pyjwt", specifier = "~=2.7" },
     { name = "pyopenssl", specifier = "~=23.0" },
     { name = "pypd", specifier = ">=1.1.0,<1.2.0" },
-    { name = "python-gitlab", specifier = "==6.0.0" },
+    { name = "python-gitlab", specifier = "==8.1.0" },
     { name = "qontract-api-client", editable = "qontract_api_client" },
     { name = "qontract-utils", editable = "qontract_utils" },
     { name = "requests", specifier = "~=2.32" },
@@ -2253,7 +2253,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "prometheus-client", specifier = "==0.23.1" },
     { name = "pydantic", specifier = "==2.12.4" },
     { name = "pygithub", specifier = "==1.58.2" },
-    { name = "python-gitlab", specifier = "==6.0.0" },
+    { name = "python-gitlab", specifier = "==8.1.0" },
     { name = "redis", specifier = "==7.1.0" },
     { name = "requests", specifier = "==2.32.5" },
     { name = "ruamel-yaml", specifier = "==0.17.40" },