diff --git a/features/test/_global/cpp_llvm_cuda_nvhpc.sh b/features/test/_global/cpp_llvm_cuda_nvhpc.sh
index f9953c80e..b1b8d1376 100644
--- a/features/test/_global/cpp_llvm_cuda_nvhpc.sh
+++ b/features/test/_global/cpp_llvm_cuda_nvhpc.sh
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ source dev-container-features-test-lib;
 check "gitlab-cli version" glab --version
 
 # Check CUDA
-check "CUDA version" bash -c "echo '$CUDA_VERSION' | grep '12.5.0'";
+check "CUDA version" bash -c "echo '$CUDA_VERSION' | grep '12.8.0'";
 check "CUDA major version" bash -c "echo '$CUDA_VERSION_MAJOR' | grep '12'";
-check "CUDA minor version" bash -c "echo '$CUDA_VERSION_MINOR' | grep '5'";
+check "CUDA minor version" bash -c "echo '$CUDA_VERSION_MINOR' | grep '8'";
 check "CUDA patch version" bash -c "echo '$CUDA_VERSION_PATCH' | grep '0'";
-check "installed" stat /usr/local/cuda-12.5 /usr/local/cuda;
+check "installed" stat /usr/local/cuda-12.8 /usr/local/cuda;
 check "nvcc exists and is on path" which nvcc;
 
 # Check NVHPC
diff --git a/features/test/_global/cuda_rust.sh b/features/test/_global/cuda_rust.sh
index d7511f79f..444353df7 100644
--- a/features/test/_global/cuda_rust.sh
+++ b/features/test/_global/cuda_rust.sh
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ source dev-container-features-test-lib;
 >&2 echo "BASH_ENV=$BASH_ENV";
 
 # Check CUDA
-check "CUDA version" bash -c "echo '$CUDA_VERSION' | grep '12.5.0'";
+check "CUDA version" bash -c "echo '$CUDA_VERSION' | grep '12.8.0'";
 check "CUDA major version" bash -c "echo '$CUDA_VERSION_MAJOR' | grep '12'";
-check "CUDA minor version" bash -c "echo '$CUDA_VERSION_MINOR' | grep '5'";
+check "CUDA minor version" bash -c "echo '$CUDA_VERSION_MINOR' | grep '8'";
 check "CUDA patch version" bash -c "echo '$CUDA_VERSION_PATCH' | grep '0'";
-check "installed" stat /usr/local/cuda-12.5 /usr/local/cuda;
+check "installed" stat /usr/local/cuda-12.8 /usr/local/cuda;
 check "nvcc exists and is on path" which nvcc;
 
 # Check Rust
diff --git a/features/test/_global/scenarios.json b/features/test/_global/scenarios.json
index a5d2b459d..1148768ac 100644
--- a/features/test/_global/scenarios.json
+++ b/features/test/_global/scenarios.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "features": {
       "rust": {},
       "cuda": {
-        "version": "12.5"
+        "version": "12.8"
       }
     },
     "overrideFeatureInstallOrder": [
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         "version": "16"
       },
       "cuda": {
-        "version": "12.5"
+        "version": "12.8"
       },
       "nvhpc": {
         "version": "24.5"
diff --git a/features/test/cuda/test.sh b/features/test/cuda/test.sh
index 506a04338..b1781da61 100644
--- a/features/test/cuda/test.sh
+++ b/features/test/cuda/test.sh
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ source dev-container-features-test-lib
 
 # Feature-specific tests
 # The 'check' command comes from the dev-container-features-test-lib.
-check "CUDA version" bash -c "echo '$CUDA_VERSION' | grep '12.5.0'";
+check "CUDA version" bash -c "echo '$CUDA_VERSION' | grep '12.8.0'";
 check "CUDA major version" bash -c "echo '$CUDA_VERSION_MAJOR' | grep '12'";
-check "CUDA minor version" bash -c "echo '$CUDA_VERSION_MINOR' | grep '5'";
+check "CUDA minor version" bash -c "echo '$CUDA_VERSION_MINOR' | grep '8'";
 check "CUDA patch version" bash -c "echo '$CUDA_VERSION_PATCH' | grep '0'";
-check "installed" stat /usr/local/cuda-12.5 /usr/local/cuda
+check "installed" stat /usr/local/cuda-12.8 /usr/local/cuda
 check "nvcc exists and is on path" which nvcc
 
 # Report result
diff --git a/features/test/openmpi/scenarios.json b/features/test/openmpi/scenarios.json
index f14daaa2f..a6e77236b 100644
--- a/features/test/openmpi/scenarios.json
+++ b/features/test/openmpi/scenarios.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "image": "ubuntu:22.04",
     "features": {
       "cuda": {
-        "version": "12.5"
+        "version": "12.8"
       },
       "ucx": {
         "version": "1.15.0"
diff --git a/features/test/ucx/scenarios.json b/features/test/ucx/scenarios.json
index 05200badb..7439c5471 100644
--- a/features/test/ucx/scenarios.json
+++ b/features/test/ucx/scenarios.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "image": "ubuntu:22.04",
     "features": {
       "cuda": {
-        "version": "12.5"
+        "version": "12.8"
       },
       "ucx": {
         "version": "1.14.1"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "image": "ubuntu:22.04",
     "features": {
       "cuda": {
-        "version": "12.5"
+        "version": "12.8"
       },
       "ucx": {
         "version": "1.15.0-rc3"
diff --git a/windows/image/installers/install-cuda.ps1 b/windows/image/installers/install-cuda.ps1
index f5f182d5b..4f4dd0338 100644
--- a/windows/image/installers/install-cuda.ps1
+++ b/windows/image/installers/install-cuda.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Param(
     [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
     [string]
-    $cudaVersion="12.5.0"
+    $cudaVersion="12.8.0"
 )
 
 # Use System.Version to tokenize version
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ $major = $version.Major
 $minor = $version.Minor
 $build = $version.Build
 
-# Minimum build is 0, not -1 as default in case "12.5" is passed
+# Minimum build is 0, not -1 as default in case "12.8" is passed
 if ($build -lt 0) {
     $build = 0
 }