diff --git a/cmake/modules/falcoctl.cmake b/cmake/modules/falcoctl.cmake
index 96d8aa97283..186cee297a0 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/falcoctl.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/falcoctl.cmake
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ include(ExternalProject)
 
 string(TOLOWER ${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME} FALCOCTL_SYSTEM_NAME)
 
-set(FALCOCTL_VERSION "0.8.0-rc4")
+set(FALCOCTL_VERSION "0.8.0-rc5")
 
 if(${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} STREQUAL "x86_64")
     set(FALCOCTL_SYSTEM_PROC_GO "amd64")
-    set(FALCOCTL_HASH "1f106c2e1e5980ba861922409e11125c52b0ea6ba61f68db9a1646c204ab2e57")
+    set(FALCOCTL_HASH "a38a8a9331f3221440fa9db5b22241439a81fcec6dc964d965823ab70de6fcc5")
 else() # aarch64
     set(FALCOCTL_SYSTEM_PROC_GO "arm64")
-    set(FALCOCTL_HASH "c866538dc78cec77e91e925d4e7813ed8094902dda4e6b1bac9eb8c1630cd6a5")
+    set(FALCOCTL_HASH "6987540bd30b85c7254af40a817e45a9cfe071252bf5ab88bb8acb01979b28a7")
 endif()
 
 ExternalProject_Add(