diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a9c12aea36..b40c3a9135 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ IMPORT_BOSS_VER := v0.28.1
 IMPORT_BOSS := $(abspath $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/$(IMPORT_BOSS_BIN))
 IMPORT_BOSS_PKG := k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/import-boss
 
-CAPI_HACK_TOOLS_VER := c05c45e8c9096e232acf60ebc31a6d9ef837c318 # Note: this is the commit ID of CAPI v1.8.0-rc.0
+CAPI_HACK_TOOLS_VER := 69bbf3530777a81867328c9379b41f814b008cdb # Note: this is the commit ID of CAPI v1.8.0
 
 BOSKOSCTL_BIN := boskosctl
 BOSKOSCTL := $(abspath $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/$(BOSKOSCTL_BIN))
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 39baca538b..a14f3e9e11 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-vsphere
 
 go 1.22.0
 
-replace sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api => sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.0-rc.1
+replace sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api => sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.0
 
 replace github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/pkg/constants/testlabels => github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator/pkg/constants/testlabels v0.0.0-20240404200847-de75746a9505
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 53f516aaf2..6d2cd182e2 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1008,8 +1008,8 @@ rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.0.15/go.mod h1:LEScyzhFmoF5pso/YSeBstl57mOzx9xlU9n85RGrDQg=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.0 h1:Tc9rS7JJoZ9sl3OpL4842oIk6lH7gWBb0JOmJ0ute7M=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.0/go.mod h1:1ewhL9l1gkPcU/IU/6rFYfikf+7Y5imWv7ARVbBOzNs=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.0-rc.1 h1:iGdYV8QJedw4Kdsdhrs7GUyljREnwLFp6XDxt2cVlrs=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:K/FLuMsQccN91vUNed62wDTE5/biB0oEgad2e8vq8rY=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.0 h1:xdF9svGCbezxOn9Y6QmlVnNaZ0n9QkRJpNuKJkeorUw=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.0/go.mod h1:iSUcU8rHBNRa6wZJvU6klHKI3EVQC0aMcgjeSofBwKw=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.9.0/go.mod h1:TgkfvrhhEw3PlI0BRL/5xM+89y3/yc0ZDfdbTl84si8=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5 h1:nTHio/W+Q4aBlQMgbnC5hZb4IjIidyrizMai9P6n4Rk=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5/go.mod h1:TVoGrfdpbA9VRFaRnKgk9P5/atA0pMwq+f+msb9M8Sg=
diff --git a/test/e2e/config/vsphere.yaml b/test/e2e/config/vsphere.yaml
index 5fb03507da..4c7dad4ff5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/config/vsphere.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/config/vsphere.yaml
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ providers:
   - name: cluster-api
     type: CoreProvider
     versions:
-      - name: "v1.8.0" # supported release in the v1beta1 series
-        value: "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/v1.8.0-rc.1/core-components.yaml"
+      - name: "{go://sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api@v1.8}" # supported release in the v1beta1 series
+        value: "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/{go://sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api@v1.8}/core-components.yaml"
         type: "url"
         contract: v1beta1
         files:
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ providers:
   - name: kubeadm
     type: BootstrapProvider
     versions:
-      - name: "v1.8.0" # supported release in the v1beta1 series
-        value: "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/v1.8.0-rc.1/bootstrap-components.yaml"
+      - name: "{go://sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api@v1.8}" # supported release in the v1beta1 series
+        value: "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/{go://sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api@v1.8}/bootstrap-components.yaml"
         type: "url"
         contract: v1beta1
         files:
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ providers:
   - name: kubeadm
     type: ControlPlaneProvider
     versions:
-      - name: "v1.8.0" # supported release in the v1beta1 series
-        value: "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/v1.8.0-rc.1/control-plane-components.yaml"
+      - name: "{go://sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api@v1.8}" # supported release in the v1beta1 series
+        value: "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/releases/download/{go://sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api@v1.8}/control-plane-components.yaml"
         type: "url"
         contract: v1beta1
         files:
diff --git a/test/go.mod b/test/go.mod
index 6ea09579b7..a92864f682 100644
--- a/test/go.mod
+++ b/test/go.mod
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ module sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-vsphere/test
 
 go 1.22.0
 
-replace sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api => sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.0-rc.1
+replace sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api => sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.0
 
-replace sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test => sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.8.0-rc.1
+replace sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test => sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.8.0
 
 replace sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-vsphere => ../
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc // indirect
 	github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/docker/docker v27.1.0+incompatible // indirect
+	github.com/docker/docker v27.1.1+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/docker/go-connections v0.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/docker/go-units v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/drone/envsubst/v2 v2.0.0-20210730161058-179042472c46 // indirect
diff --git a/test/go.sum b/test/go.sum
index 9a841cb014..05250d76d5 100644
--- a/test/go.sum
+++ b/test/go.sum
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go v3.2.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:E3ru+11k8xSBh+hMPgOLZm
 github.com/dgryski/go-sip13 v0.0.0-20181026042036-e10d5fee7954/go.mod h1:vAd38F8PWV+bWy6jNmig1y/TA+kYO4g3RSRF0IAv0no=
 github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0 h1:0IXCQ5g4/QMHHkarYzh5l+u8T3t73zM5QvfrDyIgxBk=
 github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0/go.mod h1:BbU0aIcezP1/5jX/8MP0YiH4SdvB5Y4f/wlDRiLyi3E=
-github.com/docker/docker v27.1.0+incompatible h1:rEHVQc4GZ0MIQKifQPHSFGV/dVgaZafgRf8fCPtDYBs=
-github.com/docker/docker v27.1.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
+github.com/docker/docker v27.1.1+incompatible h1:hO/M4MtV36kzKldqnA37IWhebRA+LnqqcqDja6kVaKY=
+github.com/docker/docker v27.1.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
 github.com/docker/go-connections v0.5.0 h1:USnMq7hx7gwdVZq1L49hLXaFtUdTADjXGp+uj1Br63c=
 github.com/docker/go-connections v0.5.0/go.mod h1:ov60Kzw0kKElRwhNs9UlUHAE/F9Fe6GLaXnqyDdmEXc=
 github.com/docker/go-units v0.4.0 h1:3uh0PgVws3nIA0Q+MwDC8yjEPf9zjRfZZWXZYDct3Tw=
@@ -1090,10 +1090,10 @@ rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.0.15/go.mod h1:LEScyzhFmoF5pso/YSeBstl57mOzx9xlU9n85RGrDQg=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.0 h1:Tc9rS7JJoZ9sl3OpL4842oIk6lH7gWBb0JOmJ0ute7M=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.30.0/go.mod h1:1ewhL9l1gkPcU/IU/6rFYfikf+7Y5imWv7ARVbBOzNs=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.0-rc.1 h1:iGdYV8QJedw4Kdsdhrs7GUyljREnwLFp6XDxt2cVlrs=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:K/FLuMsQccN91vUNed62wDTE5/biB0oEgad2e8vq8rY=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.8.0-rc.1 h1:4b0P5ewVncpqi3gY6TkRvcAZtJ3f4HnW/5pQq5c8Md8=
-sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.8.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:dwVWpEtSXNUTYb+rSQ/KNNv4lVadx26teQB9CS+yaXM=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.0 h1:xdF9svGCbezxOn9Y6QmlVnNaZ0n9QkRJpNuKJkeorUw=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api v1.8.0/go.mod h1:iSUcU8rHBNRa6wZJvU6klHKI3EVQC0aMcgjeSofBwKw=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.8.0 h1:rJmzFq0k/MsukjmRf8WU9m/XhwHP7DqXR4cPf3CBHtA=
+sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test v1.8.0/go.mod h1:nYD8jaN0cH6erGXmCz4DPrX5qwxkVbE/kC9hMp5Fn3c=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.9.0/go.mod h1:TgkfvrhhEw3PlI0BRL/5xM+89y3/yc0ZDfdbTl84si8=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5 h1:nTHio/W+Q4aBlQMgbnC5hZb4IjIidyrizMai9P6n4Rk=
 sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.18.5/go.mod h1:TVoGrfdpbA9VRFaRnKgk9P5/atA0pMwq+f+msb9M8Sg=