diff --git a/flux/repositories/oci/envoy-gateway.yml b/flux/repositories/oci/envoy-gateway.yml
index 25828f5..b3cd224 100644
--- a/flux/repositories/oci/envoy-gateway.yml
+++ b/flux/repositories/oci/envoy-gateway.yml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ spec:
   url: oci://docker.io/envoyproxy/gateway-helm
   interval: 5m0s
   ref:
-    tag: "1.7.1"
+    tag: "1.8.1"