diff --git a/config_defaults.yml b/config_defaults.yml
index ccf0361c67f1869121431fda3d15e6dcfc5145fc..00e65828cc575bf3d4434e9f27476359124e9e83 100644
--- a/config_defaults.yml
+++ b/config_defaults.yml
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ Gemfile:
       - gem: 'puppet-strings'
         version: '~> 4.0'
       - gem: 'puppetlabs_spec_helper'
-        version: '~> 7.0'
+        version: '~> 8.0'
       - gem: 'puppet-blacksmith'
         version: '~> 7.0'
     ':system_tests':