diff --git a/templates/container/container-publish.gitlab-ci.yml b/templates/container/container-publish.gitlab-ci.yml
index c1f3ee0..66ed0da 100644
--- a/templates/container/container-publish.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/templates/container/container-publish.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .container-publish:
   stage: release
   image:
-    name: quay.io/containers/skopeo:v1.5.2
+    name: quay.io/containers/skopeo:v1.8.0
     entrypoint: [ "" ]
   variables:
     CONTAINER_REGISTRY: $CI_REGISTRY