diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-ansible-collection.yaml b/.github/workflows/call-ansible-collection.yaml
index 0bf7df5..0b23855 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-ansible-collection.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-ansible-collection.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ on:
       dagger-version:
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: v0.21.7
+        default: v0.21.8
       dagger-module-version:
         required: false
         type: string
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-argocd-bootstrap.yaml b/.github/workflows/call-argocd-bootstrap.yaml
index 779f938..b2c494b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-argocd-bootstrap.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-argocd-bootstrap.yaml
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ on:
       dagger-version:
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "0.20.8"
+        default: "0.21.8"
       argocd-module-version:
         description: "Version of stuttgart-things/blueprints/argocd"
         required: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-argocd-verify-catalog.yaml b/.github/workflows/call-argocd-verify-catalog.yaml
index 4e4ca9a..025794c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-argocd-verify-catalog.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-argocd-verify-catalog.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ on:
         description: "Dagger CLI version"
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "0.20.8"
+        default: "0.21.8"
       argocd-module-version:
         description: "Version of stuttgart-things/dagger/argocd to invoke"
         required: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-create-vault-issuer.yaml b/.github/workflows/call-create-vault-issuer.yaml
index e59b433..c6aa8ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-create-vault-issuer.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-create-vault-issuer.yaml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ on:
       dagger-version:
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "0.20.8"
+        default: "0.21.8"
       argocd-module-version:
         description: "Version of stuttgart-things/blueprints/argocd"
         required: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-create-vault-k8s-auth.yaml b/.github/workflows/call-create-vault-k8s-auth.yaml
index bfea091..fbb440e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-create-vault-k8s-auth.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-create-vault-k8s-auth.yaml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ on:
       dagger-version:
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "0.20.8"
+        default: "0.21.8"
       argocd-module-version:
         description: "Version of stuttgart-things/blueprints/argocd"
         required: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-crossplane-verify.yaml b/.github/workflows/call-crossplane-verify.yaml
index 9294320..9bd8663 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-crossplane-verify.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-crossplane-verify.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ on:
         description: "Dagger CLI version"
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "0.20.8"
+        default: "0.21.8"
       crossplane-module-version:
         description: "Version of stuttgart-things/dagger/crossplane to invoke"
         required: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-dagger-ko-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/call-dagger-ko-build.yaml
index 6c72917..6973c4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-dagger-ko-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-dagger-ko-build.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ on:
         default: "github.com/stuttgart-things/dagger/go@v0.103.0"
         type: string
       dagger-version:
-        default: "0.20.6"
+        default: "0.21.8"
         type: string
       image-ref-artifact:
         default: ""
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-dagger-security-scan.yaml b/.github/workflows/call-dagger-security-scan.yaml
index f159ad0..9116296 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-dagger-security-scan.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-dagger-security-scan.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
         default: "github.com/stuttgart-things/dagger/go@v0.103.0"
         type: string
       dagger-version:
-        default: "0.20.6"
+        default: "0.21.8"
         type: string
       secure-go-version:
         default: "2.24.6"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-dagger-trivy-image-scan.yaml b/.github/workflows/call-dagger-trivy-image-scan.yaml
index c83ee08..622e733 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-dagger-trivy-image-scan.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-dagger-trivy-image-scan.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ on:
         default: "github.com/stuttgart-things/dagger/trivy@v0.103.0"
         type: string
       dagger-version:
-        default: "0.20.6"
+        default: "0.21.8"
         type: string
       artifact-name:
         default: "trivy-image-report"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-flux-bootstrap.yaml b/.github/workflows/call-flux-bootstrap.yaml
index b4881bf..86d05ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-flux-bootstrap.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-flux-bootstrap.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ on:
         description: "Dagger CLI version"
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "0.20.6"
+        default: "0.21.8"
       blueprints-version:
         description: "Blueprints Dagger module version"
         required: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-flux-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/call-flux-check.yaml
index 976c1be..09b8183 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-flux-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-flux-check.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ on:
         description: "Dagger CLI version"
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "0.20.1"
+        default: "0.21.8"
       sops-module-version:
         description: "SOPS Dagger module version"
         required: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-flux-destroy.yaml b/.github/workflows/call-flux-destroy.yaml
index e48f6e5..1c53fc7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-flux-destroy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-flux-destroy.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ on:
         description: "Dagger CLI version"
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "0.20.1"
+        default: "0.21.8"
       blueprints-version:
         description: "Blueprints Dagger module version"
         required: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-go-microservice-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/call-go-microservice-release.yaml
index 5b11e39..4967298 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-go-microservice-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-go-microservice-release.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
         default: k8s
         type: string
       dagger-version:
-        default: latest
+        default: v0.21.8
         type: string
       dagger-release-module:
         default: github.com/stuttgart-things/dagger/release@v0.82.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-helm-verify.yaml b/.github/workflows/call-helm-verify.yaml
index 5cc1310..87a0103 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-helm-verify.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-helm-verify.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ on:
         description: "Dagger CLI version"
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "0.20.6"
+        default: "0.21.8"
       helm-module-version:
         description: "Version of stuttgart-things/dagger/helm to invoke"
         required: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-kcl-validate.yaml b/.github/workflows/call-kcl-validate.yaml
index 14c86ec..678a9a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-kcl-validate.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-kcl-validate.yaml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ on:
         description: "Dagger CLI version"
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "0.20.8"
+        default: "0.21.8"
       kcl-module-version:
         description: "Version of stuttgart-things/dagger/kcl to invoke"
         required: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-pre-commit.yaml b/.github/workflows/call-pre-commit.yaml
index 397492d..aebd8f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-pre-commit.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-pre-commit.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ on:
         description: "Dagger CLI version"
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "0.20.8"
+        default: "0.21.8"
       linting-module-version:
         description: "Version of stuttgart-things/dagger/linting to invoke"
         required: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-push-kustomize.yaml b/.github/workflows/call-push-kustomize.yaml
index 66e2c1b..72bb7aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-push-kustomize.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-push-kustomize.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ on:
         default: github.com/stuttgart-things/dagger/kcl@v0.114.0
         type: string
       dagger-version:
-        default: "0.20.8"
+        default: "0.21.8"
         type: string
     outputs:
       artifact-ref:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-python-validation.yaml b/.github/workflows/call-python-validation.yaml
index 32f21d6..ea70356 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-python-validation.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-python-validation.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
       dagger-version:
-        default: "0.20.0"
+        default: "0.21.8"
         required: false
         type: string
       dagger-module-version:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-release-artifact.yaml b/.github/workflows/call-release-artifact.yaml
index 4181a36..30c8a9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-release-artifact.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-release-artifact.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ on:
       dagger-version:
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: v0.21.7
+        default: v0.21.8
 
 jobs:
   release-artifact:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-repository-linting.yaml b/.github/workflows/call-repository-linting.yaml
index 47ca3a9..84c0a7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-repository-linting.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-repository-linting.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ on:
       dagger-version:
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "0.19.3"
+        default: "0.21.8"
       dagger-module-version:
         required: false
         type: string
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-terraform-vault.yaml b/.github/workflows/call-terraform-vault.yaml
index 8745b62..932150c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-terraform-vault.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-terraform-vault.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ on:
       dagger-version:
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "0.20.6"
+        default: "0.21.8"
       blueprints-version:
         required: false
         type: string
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-validate-json-schema.yaml b/.github/workflows/call-validate-json-schema.yaml
index 967ce68..53a7a7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-validate-json-schema.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-validate-json-schema.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ on:
         description: "Dagger CLI version"
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "0.20.6"
+        default: "0.21.8"
       linting-module-version:
         description: "Version of stuttgart-things/dagger/linting to invoke"
         required: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/this-lint-repo.yaml b/.github/workflows/this-lint-repo.yaml
index b7f0f27..4cde4bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/this-lint-repo.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/this-lint-repo.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       app-directory: "./"
       output-file: "/tmp/github-workflow-templates-findings.txt"
       continue-error: "true"
-      dagger-version: v0.19.3
+      dagger-version: v0.21.8
       dagger-module-version: v1.17.0
       branch-name: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
     secrets: inherit # pragma: allowlist secret