diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d7b106cf8..69c6a1573 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Unmodified Postgres with some useful plugins. Our goal with this repo is not to
 | Goodie | Version | Description |
 | ------------- | :-------------: | ------------- |
 | [PgBouncer](https://www.pgbouncer.org/) | [1.19.0](http://www.pgbouncer.org/changelog.html#pgbouncer-119x) | Set up Connection Pooling. |
-| [PostgREST](https://postgrest.org/en/stable/) | [v12.2.3](https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/releases/tag/v12.2.3) | Instantly transform your database into an RESTful API. |
+| [PostgREST](https://postgrest.org/en/stable/) | [v12.2.8](https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/releases/tag/v12.2.8) | Instantly transform your database into an RESTful API. |
 | [WAL-G](https://github.com/wal-g/wal-g#wal-g) | [v2.0.1](https://github.com/wal-g/wal-g/releases/tag/v2.0.1) | Tool for physical database backup and recovery. | -->
 
 ## Install
diff --git a/ansible/vars.yml b/ansible/vars.yml
index a63b20e4e..07bcb024e 100644
--- a/ansible/vars.yml
+++ b/ansible/vars.yml
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ pgbouncer_release: "1.19.0"
 pgbouncer_release_checksum: sha256:af0b05e97d0e1fd9ad45fe00ea6d2a934c63075f67f7e2ccef2ca59e3d8ce682
 
 # to get these use
-# wget https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/releases/download/v12.2.3/postgrest-v12.2.3-ubuntu-aarch64.tar.xz -q -O- | sha1sum
-# wget https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/releases/download/v12.2.3/postgrest-v12.2.3-linux-static-x64.tar.xz -q -O- | sha1sum
-postgrest_release: "12.2.3"
-postgrest_arm_release_checksum: sha1:fbfd6613d711ce1afa25c42d5df8f1b017f396f9
-postgrest_x86_release_checksum: sha1:61c513f91a8931be4062587b9d4a18b42acf5c05
+# wget https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/releases/download/v12.2.8/postgrest-v12.2.8-ubuntu-aarch64.tar.xz -q -O- | sha1sum
+# wget https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/releases/download/v12.2.8/postgrest-v12.2.8-linux-static-x64.tar.xz -q -O- | sha1sum
+postgrest_release: "12.2.8"
+postgrest_arm_release_checksum: sha1:56e72424ce301886539dd0d4e8a9308119298d8e
+postgrest_x86_release_checksum: sha1:da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709
 
 gotrue_release: 2.170.0
 gotrue_release_checksum: sha1:a5741163de7d8da490c013cc8566c7210ed9f6fe