diff --git a/ansible/roles/mce-hub-deploy/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/mce-hub-deploy/defaults/main.yml
index ba34d39..ecad469 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/mce-hub-deploy/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/mce-hub-deploy/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 # mce-hub-deploy default vars
 
-mce_default_channel: stable-2.7
+mce_default_channel: stable-2.8
 
 mce_name: multiclusterengine