diff --git a/tools/functional/fixtures/.env b/tools/functional/fixtures/.env
index ada8b4960..bffdba033 100644
--- a/tools/functional/fixtures/.env
+++ b/tools/functional/fixtures/.env
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 GITLAB_IMAGE=gitlab/gitlab-ce
-GITLAB_TAG=13.5.4-ce.0
+GITLAB_TAG=13.8.1-ce.0