diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap.sh b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
index 63cc36a5..c0a8c461 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ kubectl rollout status deploy/gitea -n cf-gitea
 helm template --release-name gitea-init ${SCRIPT_DIR}/init-gitea-job \
   --set domain="${DOMAIN}" \
   --set clusterSize="values_${CLUSTER_SIZE}.yaml" \
-  --set targetRevision="${TARGET_REVISION}" \
   --kube-version=${KUBE_VERSION} \
   | kubectl apply -f -
 
diff --git a/scripts/init-gitea-job/values.yaml b/scripts/init-gitea-job/values.yaml
index ff54c3b4..2790dc92 100644
--- a/scripts/init-gitea-job/values.yaml
+++ b/scripts/init-gitea-job/values.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 domain: # to be filled by bootstrap script
 clusterSize: values_medium.yaml # to be filled by bootstrap script
-targetRevision: v1.8.0-rc1
+targetRevision: v1.8.0-rc2