diff --git a/extras/docker/fromsource/Dockerfile b/extras/docker/fromsource/Dockerfile
index e053bc6676..886671efd4 100644
--- a/extras/docker/fromsource/Dockerfile
+++ b/extras/docker/fromsource/Dockerfile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ LABEL description="Development build"
 ENV BUILD_HOME=/build
 ENV GOPATH=$BUILD_HOME/golang
 ENV PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$PATH
-ENV HEKETI_BRANCH="master"
+ENV HEKETI_BRANCH="release/8"
 
 # install dependencies, build and cleanup
 RUN mkdir $BUILD_HOME $GOPATH && \