diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..834f26295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2.8.0
diff --git a/sec-scanners-config.yaml b/sec-scanners-config.yaml
index 69a3f2338..c6073c424 100644
--- a/sec-scanners-config.yaml
+++ b/sec-scanners-config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module-name: api-gateway
 protecode:
-  - europe-docker.pkg.dev/kyma-project/prod/api-gateway-manager:v20241018-943bdd14
+  - europe-docker.pkg.dev/kyma-project/prod/api-gateway-manager:2.8.0
   - europe-docker.pkg.dev/kyma-project/prod/external/oryd/oathkeeper:v0.38.25-beta.1
   - europe-docker.pkg.dev/kyma-project/prod/external/oryd/oathkeeper-maester:v0.1.5
 whitesource: