diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 44d8642..21a114e 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ variable "container_images" {
     kube_scheduler          = "k8s.gcr.io/kube-scheduler:v1.18.4"
     kube_proxy              = "k8s.gcr.io/kube-proxy:v1.18.4"
     # experimental
-    cilium_agent    = "docker.io/cilium/cilium:v1.8.0-rc4"
-    cilium_operator = "docker.io/cilium/operator-generic:v1.8.0-rc4"
+    cilium_agent    = "docker.io/cilium/cilium:v1.8.0"
+    cilium_operator = "docker.io/cilium/operator-generic:v1.8.0"
   }
 }