diff --git a/ci-templates/000_3.8.gitlab-ci.yml b/ci-templates/000_3.8.gitlab-ci.yml
index d65cb83..29757d7 100644
--- a/ci-templates/000_3.8.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/ci-templates/000_3.8.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ Build_3.8:
     - docker pull nest/nest-simulator:3.8 || true
     - docker build
         --cache-from nest/nest-simulator:3.8
-        --tag nest/nest-simulator:3.8_rc1
+        --tag nest/nest-simulator:3.8_rc2
         ./src/3.8
     # Test
     #- docker run -i --rm nest/nest-simulator:3.8bash /opt/test-nest.sh
     # Deploy
     - echo -n $DOCKERHUB_REGISTRY_TOKEN | docker login -u $DOCKERHUB_REGISTRY_USER --password-stdin
-    - docker push nest/nest-simulator:3.8_rc1
+    - docker push nest/nest-simulator:3.8_rc2
     - docker logout $DOCKERHUB_REGISTRY
   tags:
     - shell-runner
diff --git a/src/3.8/Dockerfile b/src/3.8/Dockerfile
index fbfc53e..0045661 100644
--- a/src/3.8/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/3.8/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM ubuntu:22.04
 LABEL maintainer="s.graber@fz-juelich.de"
 
-ARG NEST_VERSION=3.8_rc1
+ARG NEST_VERSION=3.8_rc2
 ARG SRC_PATH=/tmp
 ARG CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache
 ARG CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache
@@ -126,9 +126,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     python3 -m pip install --upgrade gsl wheel setuptools swig
 
 #Latest update to nestml v8.0.0-rc1
-RUN python3 -m pip install https://api.github.com/repos/nest/nestml/zipball/pull/1087/head
-
-    # python3 -m pip install nestml==8.0.0rc1 && \
+RUN python3 -m pip install nestml==8.0.0rc1
 
 RUN python3 -m pip install nestml-server@git+https://github.com/babsey/nestml-server@v1.0-b4 && \
     python3 -m pip install --upgrade pygsl@git+https://github.com/pygsl/pygsl@v2.3.3