diff --git a/scripts/wasmd/env b/scripts/wasmd/env
index d491eaad..ce8fb0cb 100644
--- a/scripts/wasmd/env
+++ b/scripts/wasmd/env
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Choose from https://hub.docker.com/r/cosmwasm/wasmd-demo/tags
 REPOSITORY="cosmwasm/wasmd-demo"
-VERSION="v0.7.1"
+VERSION="v0.8.0-alpha3"
 
 CONTAINER_NAME="wasmd"