diff --git a/scripts/gitian-build.sh b/scripts/gitian-build.sh
index a7a6acec3..fbe475015 100755
--- a/scripts/gitian-build.sh
+++ b/scripts/gitian-build.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 
 GITIAN_CACHE_DIRNAME='.gitian-builder-cache'
-GO_DEBIAN_RELEASE='1.12.5-1'
+GO_DEBIAN_RELEASE='1.12.8-1'
 GO_TARBALL="golang-debian-${GO_DEBIAN_RELEASE}.tar.gz"
 GO_TARBALL_URL="https://salsa.debian.org/go-team/compiler/golang/-/archive/debian/${GO_DEBIAN_RELEASE}/${GO_TARBALL}"
 
diff --git a/scripts/gitian-descriptors/gitian-darwin.yml b/scripts/gitian-descriptors/gitian-darwin.yml
index 03ba1f1a4..58b4f0cb8 100644
--- a/scripts/gitian-descriptors/gitian-darwin.yml
+++ b/scripts/gitian-descriptors/gitian-darwin.yml
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ remotes:
 - "url": "https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint.git"
   "dir": "tendermint"
 files:
-- "golang-debian-1.12.5-1.tar.gz"
+- "golang-debian-1.12.8-1.tar.gz"
 script: |
   set -e -o pipefail
 
-  GO_SRC_RELEASE=golang-debian-1.12.5-1
+  GO_SRC_RELEASE=golang-debian-1.12.8-1
   GO_SRC_TARBALL="${GO_SRC_RELEASE}.tar.gz"
   # Compile go and configure the environment
   export TAR_OPTIONS="--mtime="$REFERENCE_DATE\\\ $REFERENCE_TIME""
diff --git a/scripts/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml b/scripts/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
index f1c31c40e..6969d41d7 100644
--- a/scripts/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
+++ b/scripts/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ remotes:
 - "url": "https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint.git"
   "dir": "tendermint"
 files:
-- "golang-debian-1.12.5-1.tar.gz"
+- "golang-debian-1.12.8-1.tar.gz"
 script: |
   set -e -o pipefail
 
-  GO_SRC_RELEASE=golang-debian-1.12.5-1
+  GO_SRC_RELEASE=golang-debian-1.12.8-1
   GO_SRC_TARBALL="${GO_SRC_RELEASE}.tar.gz"
   # Compile go and configure the environment
   export TAR_OPTIONS="--mtime="$REFERENCE_DATE\\\ $REFERENCE_TIME""
diff --git a/scripts/gitian-descriptors/gitian-windows.yml b/scripts/gitian-descriptors/gitian-windows.yml
index 80b2e60d3..3215e7814 100644
--- a/scripts/gitian-descriptors/gitian-windows.yml
+++ b/scripts/gitian-descriptors/gitian-windows.yml
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ remotes:
 - "url": "https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint.git"
   "dir": "tendermint"
 files:
-- "golang-debian-1.12.5-1.tar.gz"
+- "golang-debian-1.12.8-1.tar.gz"
 script: |
   set -e -o pipefail
 
-  GO_SRC_RELEASE=golang-debian-1.12.5-1
+  GO_SRC_RELEASE=golang-debian-1.12.8-1
   GO_SRC_TARBALL="${GO_SRC_RELEASE}.tar.gz"
   # Compile go and configure the environment
   export TAR_OPTIONS="--mtime="$REFERENCE_DATE\\\ $REFERENCE_TIME""