diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a470e00..8346e11 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ARG SOPEL_REPO=https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel.git
 ## Set the specific branch/commit for the source
 # This can be a branch name, release/tag, or even specific commit hash.
 # Set Docker build-arg SOPEL_BRANCH, or replace the default value below.
-ARG SOPEL_BRANCH=v8.0.0
+ARG SOPEL_BRANCH=v8.0.1
 ##
 
 ## Do not modify below this !! ##
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b300451..85ba5ce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 ### First run
 
-* Pull the docker image for the latest Sopel release ([v8.0.0](https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/releases/tag/v8.0.0))
+* Pull the docker image for the latest Sopel release ([v8.0.1](https://github.com/sopel-irc/sopel/releases/tag/v8.0.1))
 
     ```console
     $ docker pull sopelirc/sopel:latest
diff --git a/hooks/build b/hooks/build
index 1a0e9db..55ee348 100755
--- a/hooks/build
+++ b/hooks/build
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ set -ex
 # since these two variables should be updated (or at least checked) together
 # with new Sopel versions.
 PYTHON_TAG=${PYTHON_TAG:-3.12-alpine}
-SOPEL_BRANCH=${SOPEL_BRANCH:-v8.0.0}
+SOPEL_BRANCH=${SOPEL_BRANCH:-v8.0.1}
 
 # Prevent cache busting during development builds by allowing build-specific
 # ARGs to be set by environment variables.