diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yaml b/.github/workflows/backport.yaml
index d68536eb7..dd36fee69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write # for reading and creating branches.
       pull-requests: write # for creating pull requests against release branches.
-    uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/workflows/backport.yaml@v0.6.0
+    uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/workflows/backport.yaml@v0.8.0
     secrets:
       github-token: ${{ secrets.BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cifuzz.yaml b/.github/workflows/cifuzz.yaml
index b0e9d8803..a1cd521d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cifuzz.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cifuzz.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read # for reading the repository code.
     steps:
       - name: Test suite setup
-        uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/actions/setup-kubernetes@v0.6.0
+        uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/actions/setup-kubernetes@v0.8.0
         with:
           go-version: 1.26.x
       - name: Smoke test Fuzzers
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 79cf5e7ef..34955217b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read # for reading the repository code.
     steps:
       - name: Test suite setup
-        uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/actions/setup-kubernetes@v0.6.0
+        uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/actions/setup-kubernetes@v0.8.0
         with:
           go-version: 1.26.x
       - name: Verify
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 7e86d034d..38d398464 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write # for creating the GitHub release.
       id-token: write # for creating OIDC tokens for signing.
       packages: write # for pushing and signing container images.
-    uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/workflows/controller-release.yaml@v0.6.0
+    uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/workflows/controller-release.yaml@v0.8.0
     with:
       controller: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
       release-candidate-prefix: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scan.yaml b/.github/workflows/scan.yaml
index 250587909..d22975b6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scan.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scan.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read # for reading the repository code.
       security-events: write # for uploading the CodeQL analysis results.
-    uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/workflows/code-scan.yaml@v0.6.0
+    uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/workflows/code-scan.yaml@v0.8.0
     secrets:
       github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       fossa-token: ${{ secrets.FOSSA_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-labels.yaml b/.github/workflows/sync-labels.yaml
index 893cae3ca..2bc98541e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-labels.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-labels.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read # for reading the labels file.
       issues: write # for creating and updating labels.
-    uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/workflows/labels-sync.yaml@v0.6.0
+    uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/workflows/labels-sync.yaml@v0.8.0
     secrets:
       github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index ef9cf1ce1..712afd8f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Test suite setup
-        uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/actions/setup-kubernetes@v0.6.0
+        uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/actions/setup-kubernetes@v0.8.0
         with:
           go-version: 1.26.x
       - name: Run tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade-fluxcd-pkg.yaml b/.github/workflows/upgrade-fluxcd-pkg.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27209b6b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade-fluxcd-pkg.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: upgrade-fluxcd-pkg
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      pre-release-pkg:
+        description: >-
+          Temporary flag for Flux 2.8: use the flux/v2.8.x pkg branch for main branches
+          because the pkg release branch was cut before the Flux distribution release.
+          Remove this input once Flux 2.8.0 is released.
+        required: false
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
+
+jobs:
+  upgrade-fluxcd-pkg:
+    uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/workflows/upgrade-fluxcd-pkg.yaml@v0.8.0
+    with:
+      pre-release-pkg: ${{ inputs.pre-release-pkg }}
+    secrets:
+      github-token: ${{ secrets.BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}