diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml
index 7a9bb220..d32f8aec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ jobs:
           cd docker_security && ${{ github.workspace }}/.github/docker_init/setup_mongo_security.sh
           cd ${{ github.workspace }}
 
-          # Pull mongo:7 image and run it
-          docker pull mongo:7
+          # Pull mongo:8 image and run it
+          docker pull mongo:8
           docker run --rm -d \
             --name "mongo" \
             --network "host" \
             --volume "${{ github.workspace }}/.github/docker_init/create_x509_user.js:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/0_create_x509_user.js" \
             --volume "${{ github.workspace }}/docker_security:/mongo_tls" \
-            mongo:7 \
+            mongo:8 \
             --tlsMode allowTLS --tlsCertificateKeyFile /mongo_tls/test-server1.pem --tlsCAFile /mongo_tls/test-ca.pem
           sleep 10  # Wait for the database to start
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4776c5c7..3ea8a91b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ docker run --rm -d \
   -p "27017:27017" \
   -v "${PWD}/.github/docker_init/create_x509_user.js:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/0_create_x509_user.js" \
   -v "${PWD}/docker_security:/mongo_tls" \
-  mongo:7 \
+  mongo:8 \
   --tlsMode allowTLS --tlsCertificateKeyFile /mongo_tls/test-server1.pem --tlsCAFile /mongo_tls/
 ```