diff --git a/.github/workflows/cpu-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/cpu-tests.yml
index 1f3b52f40..2d8c08895 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cpu-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cpu-tests.yml
@@ -177,14 +177,14 @@ jobs:
           # Download test data repository from RODARE. If the version changes
           # this URL has to be adapted (the number after /record/ and the 
           # version have to be incremented)
-          wget "https://rodare.hzdr.de/record/2997/files/mala-project/test-data-v1.7.8.zip"
+          wget "https://rodare.hzdr.de/record/2999/files/mala-project/test-data-1.8.0.zip"
           
           # Once downloaded, we have to unzip the file. The name of the root
           # folder in the zip file has to be updated for data repository
           # updates as well - the string at the end is the hash of the data 
           # repository commit. 
-          unzip -q test-data-v1.7.8.zip
-          mv mala-project-test-data-46a6992   mala_data
+          unzip -q test-data-v1.8.0.zip
+          mv mala-project-test-data-d5694c7  mala_data
 
       - name: Test mala
         shell: 'bash -c "docker exec -i mala-cpu bash < {0}"'
diff --git a/docs/source/install/installing_mala.rst b/docs/source/install/installing_mala.rst
index f34436ad4..7ec2f25b9 100644
--- a/docs/source/install/installing_mala.rst
+++ b/docs/source/install/installing_mala.rst
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ itself is subject to ongoing development as well.
 
     git clone https://github.com/mala-project/test-data ~/path/to/data/repo
     cd ~/path/to/data/repo
-    git checkout v1.7.8
+    git checkout v1.8.0
 
 * Export the path to that repo by ``export MALA_DATA_REPO=~/path/to/data/repo``