diff --git a/scripts/govtool/Makefile b/scripts/govtool/Makefile
index 92dbade21..8d6430e0e 100644
--- a/scripts/govtool/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/govtool/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ include config.mk
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := info
 
 # image tags
-cardano_node_image_tag := 8.8.0-pre
+cardano_node_image_tag := 8.9.0
 cardano_db_sync_image_tag := sancho-4.1.0
 
 .PHONY: all