diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 59dae9c9e..4ec081ac8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Create `external-dns-cluster-values` configmap on cluster creation.
 
+### Changed
+
+- Set `global.podSecurityStandards.enforced` to `false` in cluster configmap.
+
 ## [5.8.0] - 2023-09-01
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/pkg/project/project.go b/pkg/project/project.go
index 3a2f33c86..2b2014993 100644
--- a/pkg/project/project.go
+++ b/pkg/project/project.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var (
 	gitSHA      = "n/a"
 	name        = "cluster-operator"
 	source      = "https://github.com/giantswarm/cluster-operator"
-	version     = "5.8.1-dev"
+	version     = "5.8.0"
 )
 
 func Description() string {
diff --git a/service/controller/resource/clusterconfigmap/desired.go b/service/controller/resource/clusterconfigmap/desired.go
index 39f31953e..e800098f3 100644
--- a/service/controller/resource/clusterconfigmap/desired.go
+++ b/service/controller/resource/clusterconfigmap/desired.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (r *Resource) GetDesiredState(ctx context.Context, obj interface{}) ([]*cor
 		},
 		"global": map[string]interface{}{
 			"podSecurityStandards": map[string]interface{}{
-				"enforced": true,
+				"enforced": false,
 			},
 		},
 	}