diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yaml b/.github/workflows/backport.yaml
index b5f6ea17..c6670b35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ 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@v0.4.0
+    uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/workflows/backport.yaml@v0.8.0
     secrets:
       github-token: ${{ secrets.BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scan.yaml b/.github/workflows/scan.yaml
index ae583230..7e16d1fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scan.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scan.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ 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@v0.4.0
+    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 6678ea77..2c14aefd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-labels.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-labels.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ 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@v0.4.0
+    uses: fluxcd/gha-workflows/.github/workflows/labels-sync.yaml@v0.8.0
     secrets:
       github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade-fluxcd-pkg.yaml b/.github/workflows/upgrade-fluxcd-pkg.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27209b6b
--- /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 }}