diff --git a/config/software/gitlab-rails.rb b/config/software/gitlab-rails.rb
index d95ec4e..17523b5 100644
--- a/config/software/gitlab-rails.rb
+++ b/config/software/gitlab-rails.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #
 
 name "gitlab-rails"
-default_version "v6.8.0"
+default_version "v6.8.1"
 
 EE = system("#{Omnibus.project_root}/support/is_gitlab_ee.sh")
 
--
libgit2 0.21.2