diff --git a/3.8-rc/alpine/Dockerfile b/3.8-rc/alpine/Dockerfile
index 1ffd4185..d7789095 100644
--- a/3.8-rc/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.8-rc/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ ARG PGP_KEYSERVER=ha.pool.sks-keyservers.net
 # run the build with a different PGP_KEYSERVER, e.g. docker build --tag rabbitmq:3.8 --build-arg PGP_KEYSERVER=pgpkeys.eu 3.8/ubuntu
 # For context, see https://github.com/docker-library/official-images/issues/4252
 
-ENV OPENSSL_VERSION 1.1.1j
-ENV OPENSSL_SOURCE_SHA256="aaf2fcb575cdf6491b98ab4829abf78a3dec8402b8b81efc8f23c00d443981bf"
+ENV OPENSSL_VERSION 1.1.1k
+ENV OPENSSL_SOURCE_SHA256="892a0875b9872acd04a9fde79b1f943075d5ea162415de3047c327df33fbaee5"
 # https://www.openssl.org/community/omc.html
 ENV OPENSSL_PGP_KEY_IDS="0x8657ABB260F056B1E5190839D9C4D26D0E604491 0x5B2545DAB21995F4088CEFAA36CEE4DEB00CFE33 0xED230BEC4D4F2518B9D7DF41F0DB4D21C1D35231 0xC1F33DD8CE1D4CC613AF14DA9195C48241FBF7DD 0x7953AC1FBC3DC8B3B292393ED5E9E43F7DF9EE8C 0xE5E52560DD91C556DDBDA5D02064C53641C25E5D"
 
diff --git a/3.8-rc/ubuntu/Dockerfile b/3.8-rc/ubuntu/Dockerfile
index ced23fd0..302177a0 100644
--- a/3.8-rc/ubuntu/Dockerfile
+++ b/3.8-rc/ubuntu/Dockerfile
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ ARG PGP_KEYSERVER=ha.pool.sks-keyservers.net
 # run the build with a different PGP_KEYSERVER, e.g. docker build --tag rabbitmq:3.8 --build-arg PGP_KEYSERVER=pgpkeys.eu 3.8/ubuntu
 # For context, see https://github.com/docker-library/official-images/issues/4252
 
-ENV OPENSSL_VERSION 1.1.1j
-ENV OPENSSL_SOURCE_SHA256="aaf2fcb575cdf6491b98ab4829abf78a3dec8402b8b81efc8f23c00d443981bf"
+ENV OPENSSL_VERSION 1.1.1k
+ENV OPENSSL_SOURCE_SHA256="892a0875b9872acd04a9fde79b1f943075d5ea162415de3047c327df33fbaee5"
 # https://www.openssl.org/community/omc.html
 ENV OPENSSL_PGP_KEY_IDS="0x8657ABB260F056B1E5190839D9C4D26D0E604491 0x5B2545DAB21995F4088CEFAA36CEE4DEB00CFE33 0xED230BEC4D4F2518B9D7DF41F0DB4D21C1D35231 0xC1F33DD8CE1D4CC613AF14DA9195C48241FBF7DD 0x7953AC1FBC3DC8B3B292393ED5E9E43F7DF9EE8C 0xE5E52560DD91C556DDBDA5D02064C53641C25E5D"
 
diff --git a/versions.json b/versions.json
index 6bf7f6e4..f3cf90d9 100644
--- a/versions.json
+++ b/versions.json
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
   },
   "3.8-rc": {
     "openssl": {
-      "sha256": "aaf2fcb575cdf6491b98ab4829abf78a3dec8402b8b81efc8f23c00d443981bf",
-      "version": "1.1.1j"
+      "sha256": "892a0875b9872acd04a9fde79b1f943075d5ea162415de3047c327df33fbaee5",
+      "version": "1.1.1k"
     },
     "otp": {
       "sha256": "879bdfef750887a11c368fcf5df52b8a704d79e4ccbf83dee0f88ffdf3cff753",