diff --git a/kubernetes/so/components/soHelpers/Chart.yaml b/kubernetes/so/components/soHelpers/Chart.yaml
index 5690c31..d3cbc8e 100755
--- a/kubernetes/so/components/soHelpers/Chart.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/so/components/soHelpers/Chart.yaml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 description: A Helm chart for SO helpers
 name: soHelpers
-version: 7.0.0
+version: 8.0.0
diff --git a/kubernetes/so/components/soHelpers/requirements.yaml b/kubernetes/so/components/soHelpers/requirements.yaml
index c7257e1..eb8b455 100755
--- a/kubernetes/so/components/soHelpers/requirements.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/so/components/soHelpers/requirements.yaml
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 dependencies:
   - name: common
-    version: ~7.x-0
+    version: ~8.x-0
     # local reference to common chart, as it is
     # a part of this chart's package and will not
     # be published independently to a repo (at this point)
     repository: '@local'
   - name: certInitializer
-    version: ~7.x-0
+    version: ~8.x-0
     repository: '@local'