diff --git a/projects/emissary-ingress/emissary/GIT_TAG b/projects/emissary-ingress/emissary/GIT_TAG
index 130165bc0a..32f8572eaf 100644
--- a/projects/emissary-ingress/emissary/GIT_TAG
+++ b/projects/emissary-ingress/emissary/GIT_TAG
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v3.6.0
+v3.8.1
diff --git a/projects/emissary-ingress/emissary/GOLANG_VERSION b/projects/emissary-ingress/emissary/GOLANG_VERSION
index b48f322609..5fb5a6b4f5 100644
--- a/projects/emissary-ingress/emissary/GOLANG_VERSION
+++ b/projects/emissary-ingress/emissary/GOLANG_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.17
+1.20
diff --git a/projects/emissary-ingress/emissary/patches/0001-patching_helm_charts_packages.patch b/projects/emissary-ingress/emissary/patches/0001-patching_helm_charts_packages.patch
index b8bb54376a..ad7937162f 100644
--- a/projects/emissary-ingress/emissary/patches/0001-patching_helm_charts_packages.patch
+++ b/projects/emissary-ingress/emissary/patches/0001-patching_helm_charts_packages.patch
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-From 1d07dfb1dbdfc9df153c84e185758df4c03b7d49 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: jonahjon <jonahjones094@gmail.com>
-Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2023 11:18:23 -0500
+From 2ab92eec6d5d986d0c921b3721801955a686d4a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Vivek Koppuru <koppv@amazon.com>
+Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2023 17:38:45 -0700
 Subject: [PATCH] patching_helm_charts_packages
 
-Signed-off-by: jonahjon <jonahjones094@gmail.com>
+Signed-off-by: vivek-koppuru <koppv@amazon.com>
 ---
  Makefile                                      |   12 +-
  build-aux/prelude_go.mk                       |    2 +-
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Signed-off-by: jonahjon <jonahjones094@gmail.com>
  rename charts/emissary-ingress/{values.yaml.in => values.yaml} (89%)
 
 diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
-index ba986e954..b0daa056a 100644
+index 18b45ca1e..87e0153c0 100644
 --- a/Makefile
 +++ b/Makefile
 @@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ _go-version/deps = docker/base-python/Dockerfile
@@ -6245,7 +6245,7 @@ index 77f628459..6b32df2e8 100644
      {{- include "ambassador.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 diff --git a/charts/emissary-ingress/templates/ambassador-agent.yaml b/charts/emissary-ingress/templates/ambassador-agent.yaml
 deleted file mode 100644
-index 15e1ad4c1..000000000
+index 1eb4dc96c..000000000
 --- a/charts/emissary-ingress/templates/ambassador-agent.yaml
 +++ /dev/null
 @@ -1,284 +0,0 @@
@@ -6298,7 +6298,7 @@ index 15e1ad4c1..000000000
 -  verbs: [ "get", "list", "watch" ]
 -- apiGroups: [""]
 -  resources: [ "secrets"]
--  verbs: [ "get", "create", "delete", "patch", "watch"]
+-  verbs: [ "get", "list", "watch", "create", "delete", "patch" ]
 ----
 -apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 -kind: ClusterRoleBinding
@@ -6569,7 +6569,7 @@ index 4c8094f14..2fa451574 100644
            imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
            ports:
 diff --git a/charts/emissary-ingress/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/emissary-ingress/templates/deployment.yaml
-index 6571eef94..e6d6f75d1 100644
+index 828da4ef3..95a4be1bb 100644
 --- a/charts/emissary-ingress/templates/deployment.yaml
 +++ b/charts/emissary-ingress/templates/deployment.yaml
 @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
@@ -6698,7 +6698,7 @@ index 7c0a7489f..455fe9d33 100644
      app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "ambassador.name" . }}
      {{- include "ambassador.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 diff --git a/charts/emissary-ingress/templates/rbac.yaml b/charts/emissary-ingress/templates/rbac.yaml
-index b177db0d7..cdcf282ca 100644
+index 306cae99b..5521b7a4b 100644
 --- a/charts/emissary-ingress/templates/rbac.yaml
 +++ b/charts/emissary-ingress/templates/rbac.yaml
 @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ roleRef:
@@ -6842,7 +6842,7 @@ diff --git a/charts/emissary-ingress/values.yaml.in b/charts/emissary-ingress/va
 similarity index 89%
 rename from charts/emissary-ingress/values.yaml.in
 rename to charts/emissary-ingress/values.yaml
-index 3b7ed1b6b..94e66a04b 100644
+index 2a9bfc491..94e66a04b 100644
 --- a/charts/emissary-ingress/values.yaml.in
 +++ b/charts/emissary-ingress/values.yaml
 @@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
@@ -6907,7 +6907,7 @@ index 3b7ed1b6b..94e66a04b 100644
 -  createArgoRBAC: true
 -  image:
 -    # Leave blank to use image.repository and image.tag
--    tag: 1.0.3
+-    tag: 1.0.14
 -    repository: docker.io/ambassador/ambassador-agent
 -    pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 -
@@ -6928,5 +6928,5 @@ index 3b7ed1b6b..94e66a04b 100644
  
  # configure docker to pull from private registry
 -- 
-2.40.1
+2.39.3 (Apple Git-145)