diff --git a/iac/tf-anthos-gke/terraform.tfvars b/iac/tf-anthos-gke/terraform.tfvars
index 7fe6557c8..98174e4c7 100644
--- a/iac/tf-anthos-gke/terraform.tfvars
+++ b/iac/tf-anthos-gke/terraform.tfvars
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ region       = "us-central1"
 zone         = "us-central1-b"
 cluster_name = "anthos-sample-cluster1"
 sync_repo    = "https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/bank-of-anthos"
-sync_branch  = "release/v1.2.7"
+sync_branch  = "release/v1.2.8"
 sync_rev     = ""
 policy_dir   = "/kubernetes-manifests"
diff --git a/kubernetes-manifests/accounts-db.yaml b/kubernetes-manifests/accounts-db.yaml
index 9f8e0a863..f6701d64d 100644
--- a/kubernetes-manifests/accounts-db.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes-manifests/accounts-db.yaml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ spec:
                 name: accounts-db-config
             - configMapRef:
                 name: demo-data-config
-          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/accounts-db:v1.2.7@sha256:fea9e1a74f9e919158a3ed7049f3da2b9016ef96a5e62ad606559bc494be2ee1
+          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/accounts-db:v1.2.8@sha256:fea9e1a74f9e919158a3ed7049f3da2b9016ef96a5e62ad606559bc494be2ee1
           name: accounts-db
           ports:
             - containerPort: 5432
diff --git a/kubernetes-manifests/balance-reader.yaml b/kubernetes-manifests/balance-reader.yaml
index d4684f625..4b55033a8 100644
--- a/kubernetes-manifests/balance-reader.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes-manifests/balance-reader.yaml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ spec:
                 name: ledger-db-config
             - configMapRef:
                 name: demo-data-config
-          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/ledger-db:v1.2.7@sha256:de1ae1694d03c6c368245ec88ca016476dffa1f73a5d6cd67ab949a96c93d668
+          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/ledger-db:v1.2.8@sha256:de1ae1694d03c6c368245ec88ca016476dffa1f73a5d6cd67ab949a96c93d668
           name: postgres
           ports:
             - containerPort: 5432
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - env:
             - name: VERSION
-              value: v1.2.7
+              value: v1.2.8
             - name: PORT
               value: "8080"
             - name: ENABLE_TRACING
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ spec:
                 name: environment-config
             - configMapRef:
                 name: ledger-db-config
-          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/balancereader:v1.2.7@sha256:928b892a9bbe3db70e68542a7e8b72796a35870c07f4e87b287c29576ddbba30
+          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/balancereader:v1.2.8@sha256:928b892a9bbe3db70e68542a7e8b72796a35870c07f4e87b287c29576ddbba30
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /healthy
diff --git a/kubernetes-manifests/contacts.yaml b/kubernetes-manifests/contacts.yaml
index 2045d5145..7a49314f2 100644
--- a/kubernetes-manifests/contacts.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes-manifests/contacts.yaml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ spec:
                 name: accounts-db-config
             - configMapRef:
                 name: demo-data-config
-          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/accounts-db:v1.2.7@sha256:fea9e1a74f9e919158a3ed7049f3da2b9016ef96a5e62ad606559bc494be2ee1
+          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/accounts-db:v1.2.8@sha256:fea9e1a74f9e919158a3ed7049f3da2b9016ef96a5e62ad606559bc494be2ee1
           name: accounts-db
           ports:
             - containerPort: 5432
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - env:
             - name: VERSION
-              value: v1.2.7
+              value: v1.2.8
             - name: PORT
               value: "8080"
             - name: ENABLE_TRACING
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ spec:
                 name: environment-config
             - configMapRef:
                 name: accounts-db-config
-          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/contacts:v1.2.7@sha256:bfe6d8970e967130c972779b47bef1999afc3d698cc80c56cade5a52dcc0aa64
+          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/contacts:v1.2.8@sha256:bfe6d8970e967130c972779b47bef1999afc3d698cc80c56cade5a52dcc0aa64
           name: contacts
           readinessProbe:
             httpGet:
diff --git a/kubernetes-manifests/frontend.yaml b/kubernetes-manifests/frontend.yaml
index ac9456e4d..7312315fa 100644
--- a/kubernetes-manifests/frontend.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes-manifests/frontend.yaml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - env:
             - name: VERSION
-              value: v1.2.7
+              value: v1.2.8
             - name: PORT
               value: "8080"
             - name: ENABLE_TRACING
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ spec:
                 name: environment-config
             - configMapRef:
                 name: service-api-config
-          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/frontend:v1.2.7@sha256:b3cd2828e76ba3197e51d198cfceb09c61f387ffdb9ebace33a5410898cc2bbe
+          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/frontend:v1.2.8@sha256:b3cd2828e76ba3197e51d198cfceb09c61f387ffdb9ebace33a5410898cc2bbe
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /ready
diff --git a/kubernetes-manifests/ledger-db.yaml b/kubernetes-manifests/ledger-db.yaml
index a8daaf635..6793f9eac 100644
--- a/kubernetes-manifests/ledger-db.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes-manifests/ledger-db.yaml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ spec:
                 name: ledger-db-config
             - configMapRef:
                 name: demo-data-config
-          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/ledger-db:v1.2.7@sha256:de1ae1694d03c6c368245ec88ca016476dffa1f73a5d6cd67ab949a96c93d668
+          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/ledger-db:v1.2.8@sha256:de1ae1694d03c6c368245ec88ca016476dffa1f73a5d6cd67ab949a96c93d668
           name: postgres
           ports:
             - containerPort: 5432
diff --git a/kubernetes-manifests/ledger-writer.yaml b/kubernetes-manifests/ledger-writer.yaml
index 715b0f052..2d2cb84af 100644
--- a/kubernetes-manifests/ledger-writer.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes-manifests/ledger-writer.yaml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ spec:
                 name: ledger-db-config
             - configMapRef:
                 name: demo-data-config
-          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/ledger-db:v1.2.7@sha256:de1ae1694d03c6c368245ec88ca016476dffa1f73a5d6cd67ab949a96c93d668
+          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/ledger-db:v1.2.8@sha256:de1ae1694d03c6c368245ec88ca016476dffa1f73a5d6cd67ab949a96c93d668
           name: postgres
           ports:
             - containerPort: 5432
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - env:
             - name: VERSION
-              value: v1.2.7
+              value: v1.2.8
             - name: PORT
               value: "8080"
             - name: ENABLE_TRACING
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ spec:
                 name: service-api-config
             - configMapRef:
                 name: ledger-db-config
-          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/ledgerwriter:v1.2.7@sha256:a257d61f349d13e26d1f2e556d5ff83792d388f97f7402854ce426eceac18e4c
+          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/ledgerwriter:v1.2.8@sha256:a257d61f349d13e26d1f2e556d5ff83792d388f97f7402854ce426eceac18e4c
           name: ledgerwriter
           readinessProbe:
             httpGet:
diff --git a/kubernetes-manifests/loadgenerator.yaml b/kubernetes-manifests/loadgenerator.yaml
index 38392fa64..2f0293c3c 100644
--- a/kubernetes-manifests/loadgenerator.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes-manifests/loadgenerator.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ spec:
               value: "5"
             - name: LOG_LEVEL
               value: error
-          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/loadgenerator:v1.2.7@sha256:d184a7ddd273161327695ed8e69dbefdd3a50eece3123203bc0bf0ef17db6fe4
+          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/loadgenerator:v1.2.8@sha256:d184a7ddd273161327695ed8e69dbefdd3a50eece3123203bc0bf0ef17db6fe4
           name: loadgenerator
           resources:
             limits:
diff --git a/kubernetes-manifests/transaction-history.yaml b/kubernetes-manifests/transaction-history.yaml
index 40417a39e..e57e1fcc3 100644
--- a/kubernetes-manifests/transaction-history.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes-manifests/transaction-history.yaml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ spec:
                 name: ledger-db-config
             - configMapRef:
                 name: demo-data-config
-          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/ledger-db:v1.2.7@sha256:de1ae1694d03c6c368245ec88ca016476dffa1f73a5d6cd67ab949a96c93d668
+          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/ledger-db:v1.2.8@sha256:de1ae1694d03c6c368245ec88ca016476dffa1f73a5d6cd67ab949a96c93d668
           name: postgres
           ports:
             - containerPort: 5432
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - env:
             - name: VERSION
-              value: v1.2.7
+              value: v1.2.8
             - name: PORT
               value: "8080"
             - name: ENABLE_TRACING
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ spec:
                 name: environment-config
             - configMapRef:
                 name: ledger-db-config
-          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/transactionhistory:v1.2.7@sha256:d0fbbb9fe6f3589c0372301ad159975af5cb309891f135444cca49092e66aaa6
+          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/transactionhistory:v1.2.8@sha256:d0fbbb9fe6f3589c0372301ad159975af5cb309891f135444cca49092e66aaa6
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /healthy
diff --git a/kubernetes-manifests/userservice.yaml b/kubernetes-manifests/userservice.yaml
index 2e84cf527..926221060 100644
--- a/kubernetes-manifests/userservice.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes-manifests/userservice.yaml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ spec:
                 name: accounts-db-config
             - configMapRef:
                 name: demo-data-config
-          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/accounts-db:v1.2.7@sha256:fea9e1a74f9e919158a3ed7049f3da2b9016ef96a5e62ad606559bc494be2ee1
+          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/accounts-db:v1.2.8@sha256:fea9e1a74f9e919158a3ed7049f3da2b9016ef96a5e62ad606559bc494be2ee1
           name: accounts-db
           ports:
             - containerPort: 5432
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - env:
             - name: VERSION
-              value: v1.2.7
+              value: v1.2.8
             - name: PORT
               value: "8080"
             - name: ENABLE_TRACING
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ spec:
                 name: environment-config
             - configMapRef:
                 name: accounts-db-config
-          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/userservice:v1.2.7@sha256:587bcc0a5eef3e99d76069b4fdf9e81c82c675f950edd8264484dc87b8bd9882
+          image: ghcr.io/splunk/bank-of-splunk/userservice:v1.2.8@sha256:c61b2fa6f893862edd6977eef4d9e3f57c3e0e9894a8336e9bbb1472ac8bdcdb
           name: userservice
           ports:
             - containerPort: 8080