diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-docker.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-docker.yaml
index 2ad7554..afac03b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-docker.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-docker.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - sdk_nrf_branch: main
-            toolchain_version: v2.7.0
+            toolchain_version: v2.8.0
+            native_board: native_sim
+
+          - sdk_nrf_branch: v2.8-branch
+            toolchain_version: v2.8.0
             native_board: native_sim
 
           - sdk_nrf_branch: v2.7-branch
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify.yaml b/.github/workflows/verify.yaml
index d6ac546..109299f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - sdk_nrf_branch: main
-            toolchain_version: v2.7.0
+            toolchain_version: v2.8.0
+            native_board: native_sim
+
+          - sdk_nrf_branch: v2.8-branch
+            toolchain_version: v2.8.0
             native_board: native_sim
 
           - sdk_nrf_branch: v2.7-branch
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 964413e..d7566a3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM ubuntu:22.04 as base
 WORKDIR /workdir
 
-ARG sdk_nrf_branch=v2.7-branch
+ARG sdk_nrf_branch=v2.8-branch
 ARG toolchain_version=v2.7.0
 ARG sdk_nrf_commit
 ARG NORDIC_COMMAND_LINE_TOOLS_VERSION="10-24-0/nrf-command-line-tools-10.24.0"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5a32e42..e212157 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Build the image (this is only needed once):
 
 ```bash
 cd nrf-docker
-docker build -t nrfconnect-sdk --build-arg sdk_nrf_version=v2.7-branch .
+docker build -t nrfconnect-sdk --build-arg sdk_nrf_version=v2.8-branch .
 ```
 
 > [!NOTE]
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ docker run --rm -v ${PWD}:/workdir/project \
 # build docker image
 git clone https://github.com/NordicPlayground/nrf-docker
 cd nrf-docker
-docker build -t nrfconnect-sdk --build-arg sdk_nrf_version=v2.7-branch .
+docker build -t nrfconnect-sdk --build-arg sdk_nrf_version=v2.8-branch .
 cd ..
 ```