diff --git a/.github/test_dependencies.yaml b/.github/test_dependencies.yaml
index 06201b11c5..7f0e5f1d09 100644
--- a/.github/test_dependencies.yaml
+++ b/.github/test_dependencies.yaml
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ integration:
   # renovate: datasource=docker depName=kindest/node versioning=docker
   kind: 'v1.31.0'
   # renovate: datasource=docker depName=kong versioning=docker
-  kong-oss: '3.7.1'
+  kong-oss: '3.8.0'
   # renovate: datasource=docker depName=kong/kong-gateway versioning=docker
   kong-ee: '3.8.0.0'
 
 kongintegration:
   # renovate: datasource=docker depName=kong versioning=docker
-  kong-oss: '3.7.1'
+  kong-oss: '3.8.0'
   # renovate: datasource=docker depName=kong/kong-gateway versioning=docker
   kong-ee: '3.8.0.0'
 
diff --git a/config/image/oss/kustomization.yaml b/config/image/oss/kustomization.yaml
index 062ecc5bb5..42c53225a8 100644
--- a/config/image/oss/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/image/oss/kustomization.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ kind: Component
 images:
 - name: kong-placeholder
   newName: kong
-  newTag: '3.7' # renovate: datasource=docker versioning=docker depName=kong@regenerate packageName=kong
+  newTag: '3.8' # renovate: datasource=docker versioning=docker depName=kong@regenerate packageName=kong
 - name: kic-placeholder
   newName: kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller
   newTag: '3.3' # renovate: datasource=docker versioning=docker depName=kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller@regenerate packageName=kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller
diff --git a/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-dbless-konnect.yaml b/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-dbless-konnect.yaml
index 3c6c04f24c..b26d80179f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-dbless-konnect.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-dbless-konnect.yaml
@@ -3642,7 +3642,7 @@ spec:
           value: /dev/stderr
         - name: KONG_ROUTER_FLAVOR
           value: expressions
-        image: kong:3.7
+        image: kong:3.8
         lifecycle:
           preStop:
             exec:
diff --git a/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-dbless.yaml b/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-dbless.yaml
index e0eb9e2cba..d921aea0a4 100644
--- a/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-dbless.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-dbless.yaml
@@ -3627,7 +3627,7 @@ spec:
           value: /dev/stderr
         - name: KONG_ROUTER_FLAVOR
           value: expressions
-        image: kong:3.7
+        image: kong:3.8
         lifecycle:
           preStop:
             exec:
diff --git a/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-postgres-multiple-gateways.yaml b/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-postgres-multiple-gateways.yaml
index 39cd06f45b..bffd845341 100644
--- a/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-postgres-multiple-gateways.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-postgres-multiple-gateways.yaml
@@ -3585,7 +3585,7 @@ spec:
           value: postgres
         - name: KONG_PG_PASSWORD
           value: kong
-        image: kong:3.7
+        image: kong:3.8
         name: wait-for-migrations
       serviceAccountName: kong-serviceaccount
       volumes:
@@ -3658,7 +3658,7 @@ spec:
           value: /dev/stderr
         - name: KONG_ROUTER_FLAVOR
           value: traditional
-        image: kong:3.7
+        image: kong:3.8
         lifecycle:
           preStop:
             exec:
@@ -3784,7 +3784,7 @@ spec:
           value: postgres
         - name: KONG_PG_PORT
           value: "5432"
-        image: kong:3.7
+        image: kong:3.8
         name: kong-migrations
       initContainers:
       - command:
@@ -3797,7 +3797,7 @@ spec:
           value: postgres
         - name: KONG_PG_PORT
           value: "5432"
-        image: kong:3.7
+        image: kong:3.8
         name: wait-for-postgres
       restartPolicy: OnFailure
 ---
diff --git a/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-postgres.yaml b/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-postgres.yaml
index 5a8b633d01..2198eabd30 100644
--- a/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-postgres.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/manifests/all-in-one-postgres.yaml
@@ -3531,7 +3531,7 @@ spec:
           value: /dev/stderr
         - name: KONG_PROXY_ERROR_LOG
           value: /dev/stderr
-        image: kong:3.7
+        image: kong:3.8
         lifecycle:
           preStop:
             exec:
@@ -3635,7 +3635,7 @@ spec:
           value: postgres
         - name: KONG_PG_PASSWORD
           value: kong
-        image: kong:3.7
+        image: kong:3.8
         name: wait-for-migrations
       serviceAccountName: kong-serviceaccount
       volumes:
@@ -3724,7 +3724,7 @@ spec:
           value: postgres
         - name: KONG_PG_PORT
           value: "5432"
-        image: kong:3.7
+        image: kong:3.8
         name: kong-migrations
       initContainers:
       - command:
@@ -3737,7 +3737,7 @@ spec:
           value: postgres
         - name: KONG_PG_PORT
           value: "5432"
-        image: kong:3.7
+        image: kong:3.8
         name: wait-for-postgres
       restartPolicy: OnFailure
 ---