diff --git a/roles/bind_exporter/defaults/main.yml b/roles/bind_exporter/defaults/main.yml
index 4a30b618..c3f4165c 100644
--- a/roles/bind_exporter/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bind_exporter/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-bind_exporter_version: 0.7.0
+bind_exporter_version: 0.8.0
 bind_exporter_binary_url: "https://github.com/{{ _bind_exporter_repo }}/releases/download/v{{ bind_exporter_version }}/\
                            bind_exporter-{{ bind_exporter_version }}.{{ ansible_system | lower }}-{{ _bind_exporter_go_ansible_arch }}.tar.gz"
 bind_exporter_checksums_url: "https://github.com/{{ _bind_exporter_repo }}/releases/download/v{{ bind_exporter_version }}/sha256sums.txt"
diff --git a/roles/bind_exporter/meta/argument_specs.yml b/roles/bind_exporter/meta/argument_specs.yml
index 49036bce..68e0b584 100644
--- a/roles/bind_exporter/meta/argument_specs.yml
+++ b/roles/bind_exporter/meta/argument_specs.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ argument_specs:
     options:
       bind_exporter_version:
         description: "BIND exporter package version. Also accepts latest as parameter."
-        default: "0.7.0"
+        default: "0.8.0"
       bind_exporter_binary_url:
         description: "URL of the bind_exporter binaries .tar.gz file"
         default: "https://github.com/{{ _bind_exporter_repo }}/releases/download/v{{ bind_exporter_version }}/bind_exporter-{{ bind_exporter_version }}.{{ ansible_system | lower }}-{{ _bind_exporter_go_ansible_arch }}.tar.gz"