diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 6fb36c73..ebaca3ce 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ galera_mariadb_server_package: "{{ _galera_mariadb_server_package }}"
 
 # The major version used to select the repo URL path
 galera_major_version: 10.11
-galera_minor_version: 6
+galera_minor_version: 8
 
 # Set the URL for the MariaDB repository
 galera_repo_host: "downloads.mariadb.com"