diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 880e471c1..8f26c0b71 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@fastly/http-compute-js": "1.1.4",
-        "@netlify/blobs": "^7.4.0",
+        "@netlify/blobs": "^8.0.1",
         "@netlify/build": "^29.54.3",
         "@netlify/edge-bundler": "^12.2.3",
         "@netlify/edge-functions": "^2.10.0",
@@ -3880,10 +3880,11 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/@netlify/blobs": {
-      "version": "7.4.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@netlify/blobs/-/blobs-7.4.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7rdPzo8bggt3D2CVO+U1rmEtxxs8X7cLusDbHZRJaMlxqxBD05mXgThj5DUJMFOvmfVjhEH/S/3AyiLUbDQGDg==",
+      "version": "8.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@netlify/blobs/-/blobs-8.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IrZHVqillU0x12eDbsap4Ba6poi+4IdVCYjZa+tA0eD95TaSbSqfw1zNkO27MiKw0pOjPB6+RXFK4pdfOs/qUQ==",
       "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": "^14.16.0 || >=16.0.0"
       }
@@ -3969,6 +3970,16 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@netlify/build/node_modules/@netlify/blobs": {
+      "version": "7.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@netlify/blobs/-/blobs-7.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7rdPzo8bggt3D2CVO+U1rmEtxxs8X7cLusDbHZRJaMlxqxBD05mXgThj5DUJMFOvmfVjhEH/S/3AyiLUbDQGDg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^14.16.0 || >=16.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@netlify/build/node_modules/@netlify/opentelemetry-utils": {
       "version": "1.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@netlify/opentelemetry-utils/-/opentelemetry-utils-1.2.1.tgz",
@@ -22801,9 +22812,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "@netlify/blobs": {
-      "version": "7.4.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@netlify/blobs/-/blobs-7.4.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7rdPzo8bggt3D2CVO+U1rmEtxxs8X7cLusDbHZRJaMlxqxBD05mXgThj5DUJMFOvmfVjhEH/S/3AyiLUbDQGDg==",
+      "version": "8.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@netlify/blobs/-/blobs-8.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IrZHVqillU0x12eDbsap4Ba6poi+4IdVCYjZa+tA0eD95TaSbSqfw1zNkO27MiKw0pOjPB6+RXFK4pdfOs/qUQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "@netlify/build": {
@@ -22872,6 +22883,12 @@
         "yargs": "^17.6.0"
       },
       "dependencies": {
+        "@netlify/blobs": {
+          "version": "7.4.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@netlify/blobs/-/blobs-7.4.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-7rdPzo8bggt3D2CVO+U1rmEtxxs8X7cLusDbHZRJaMlxqxBD05mXgThj5DUJMFOvmfVjhEH/S/3AyiLUbDQGDg==",
+          "dev": true
+        },
         "@netlify/opentelemetry-utils": {
           "version": "1.2.1",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@netlify/opentelemetry-utils/-/opentelemetry-utils-1.2.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 768a54660..da01d4081 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/netlify/next-runtime#readme",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@fastly/http-compute-js": "1.1.4",
-    "@netlify/blobs": "^7.4.0",
+    "@netlify/blobs": "^8.0.1",
     "@netlify/build": "^29.54.3",
     "@netlify/edge-bundler": "^12.2.3",
     "@netlify/edge-functions": "^2.10.0",
diff --git a/src/build/plugin-context.ts b/src/build/plugin-context.ts
index 9b0ecc199..e678cd936 100644
--- a/src/build/plugin-context.ts
+++ b/src/build/plugin-context.ts
@@ -153,10 +153,6 @@ export class PluginContext {
   }
 
   get useRegionalBlobs(): boolean {
-    if (!(this.featureFlags || {})['next-runtime-regional-blobs']) {
-      return false
-    }
-
     // Region-aware blobs are only available as of CLI v17.23.5 (i.e. Build v29.41.5)
     const REQUIRED_BUILD_VERSION = '>=29.41.5'
     return satisfies(this.buildVersion, REQUIRED_BUILD_VERSION, { includePrerelease: true })
diff --git a/src/run/regional-blob-store.cts b/src/run/regional-blob-store.cts
index 350237472..a524569cc 100644
--- a/src/run/regional-blob-store.cts
+++ b/src/run/regional-blob-store.cts
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-import { getDeployStore, Store } from '@netlify/blobs'
+import { getDeployStore, GetWithMetadataOptions, Store } from '@netlify/blobs'
 
 const fetchBeforeNextPatchedIt = globalThis.fetch
 
-export const getRegionalBlobStore = (args: Parameters<typeof getDeployStore>[0] = {}): Store => {
-  const options = typeof args === 'string' ? { name: args } : args
+export const getRegionalBlobStore = (args: GetWithMetadataOptions = {}): Store => {
   return getDeployStore({
-    ...options,
+    ...args,
     fetch: fetchBeforeNextPatchedIt,
-    experimentalRegion:
-      process.env.USE_REGIONAL_BLOBS?.toUpperCase() === 'TRUE' ? 'context' : undefined,
+    region: process.env.USE_REGIONAL_BLOBS?.toUpperCase() === 'TRUE' ? undefined : 'us-east-2',
   })
 }
diff --git a/tests/utils/helpers.ts b/tests/utils/helpers.ts
index c9d6e4ae1..db6961734 100644
--- a/tests/utils/helpers.ts
+++ b/tests/utils/helpers.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ export const startMockBlobStore = async (ctx: FixtureTestContext) => {
   ctx.blobStore = getDeployStore({
     apiURL: `http://${ctx.blobStoreHost}`,
     deployID: ctx.deployID,
-    experimentalRegion: 'context',
     siteID: ctx.siteID,
     token: BLOB_TOKEN,
   })
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ export const getBlobEntries = async (ctx: FixtureTestContext) => {
     : getDeployStore({
         apiURL: `http://${ctx.blobStoreHost}`,
         deployID: ctx.deployID,
-        experimentalRegion: 'context',
         siteID: ctx.siteID,
         token: BLOB_TOKEN,
       })