diff --git a/config.example/group_vars/slurm-cluster.yml b/config.example/group_vars/slurm-cluster.yml
index d2e302722..962772d73 100644
--- a/config.example/group_vars/slurm-cluster.yml
+++ b/config.example/group_vars/slurm-cluster.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 # Slurm job scheduler configuration
 # Playbook: slurm, slurm-cluster, slurm-perf, slurm-perf-cluster, slurm-validation
-slurm_version: 21.08.5
+slurm_version: "21.08.8-2"
 slurm_install_prefix: /usr/local
 pmix_install_prefix: /opt/deepops/pmix
 hwloc_install_prefix: /opt/deepops/hwloc
diff --git a/roles/slurm/defaults/main.yml b/roles/slurm/defaults/main.yml
index 823589cf6..597ce9a26 100644
--- a/roles/slurm/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/slurm/defaults/main.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ hwloc_build_dir: /opt/deepops/build/hwloc
 pmix_build_dir: /opt/deepops/build/pmix
 
 slurm_workflow_build: yes
-slurm_version: 21.08.5
+slurm_version: "21.08.8-2"
 slurm_src_url: "https://download.schedmd.com/slurm/slurm-{{ slurm_version }}.tar.bz2"
 slurm_build_make_clean: no
 slurm_build_dir_cleanup: no