diff --git a/client/package-lock.json b/client/package-lock.json
index 5a34f1b..493c340 100644
--- a/client/package-lock.json
+++ b/client/package-lock.json
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@dnd-kit/core": {
-      "version": "6.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@dnd-kit/core/-/core-6.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-KVK/CJmaYGTxTPU6P0+Oy4itgffTUa80B8317sXzfOr1qUzSL29jE7Th11llXiu2haB7B9Glpzo2CDElin+geQ==",
+      "version": "6.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@dnd-kit/core/-/core-6.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1PZxmnH+hQFwcaVRCe4SrtBn4cZ9S0trGtxHE13iLGEEZFhiFe+Sxg4ZUlwirYsXJCejqUYDi85PQC7J8/AINg==",
       "requires": {
         "@dnd-kit/accessibility": "^3.1.1",
         "@dnd-kit/utilities": "^3.2.2",
@@ -2617,12 +2617,9 @@
       }
     },
     "gopd": {
-      "version": "1.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/gopd/-/gopd-1.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-FQoVQnqcdk4hVM4JN1eromaun4iuS34oStkdlLENLdpULsuQcTyXj8w7ayhuUfPwEYZ1ZOooOTT6fdA9Vmx/RA==",
-      "requires": {
-        "get-intrinsic": "^1.2.4"
-      }
+      "version": "1.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/gopd/-/gopd-1.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZUKRh6/kUFoAiTAtTYPZJ3hw9wNxx+BIBOijnlG9PnrJsCcSjs1wyyD6vJpaYtgnzDrKYRSqf3OO6Rfa93xsRg=="
     },
     "graceful-fs": {
       "version": "4.2.11",
@@ -3428,8 +3425,8 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-Yd3UES5mWCSqR+qNT93S3UoYUkqAZ9lLg8a7g9rimsWmYGK8cVToA4/sF3RrshdyV3sAGMXVUmpMYOw+dLpOuw=="
     },
     "newsroom-core": {
-      "version": "github:superdesk/newsroom-core#acb025473f16df49d04677ed34f0f4cc69db80de",
-      "from": "github:superdesk/newsroom-core#release/2.8",
+      "version": "github:superdesk/newsroom-core#df9c501ea443c9b929da5b4d5b45d1687affdde0",
+      "from": "github:superdesk/newsroom-core#v2.8.1",
       "requires": {
         "@dnd-kit/core": "^6.0.8",
         "@dnd-kit/sortable": "^8.0.0",
diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index 4949c73..3663fc5 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
     "build": "webpack --mode production --progress"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "newsroom-core": "github:superdesk/newsroom-core#release/2.8"
+    "newsroom-core": "github:superdesk/newsroom-core#v2.8.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/requirements.in b/server/requirements.in
index 88abf15..4aff020 100644
--- a/server/requirements.in
+++ b/server/requirements.in
@@ -1 +1 @@
-git+https://github.com/superdesk/newsroom-core.git@release/2.8#egg=Newsroom-Core
+git+https://github.com/superdesk/newsroom-core.git@v2.8.1#egg=Newsroom-Core
diff --git a/server/requirements.txt b/server/requirements.txt
index ab6dac1..767656c 100644
--- a/server/requirements.txt
+++ b/server/requirements.txt
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ markupsafe==2.0.1
     #   wtforms
 mongolock @ git+https://github.com/superdesk/mongolock.git@v1
     # via superdesk-core
-newsroom-core @ git+https://github.com/superdesk/newsroom-core.git@release/2.8
+newsroom-core @ git+https://github.com/superdesk/newsroom-core.git@v2.8.1
     # via -r requirements.in
 oauth2client==4.1.3
     # via flask-oidc-ex