diff --git a/app/matrix/lib/matrix-ng.libsonnet b/app/matrix/lib/matrix-ng.libsonnet
index 3455b117..51495392 100644
--- a/app/matrix/lib/matrix-ng.libsonnet
+++ b/app/matrix/lib/matrix-ng.libsonnet
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ local mediaRepo = import "./media-repo.libsonnet";
 
         images: {
             synapse: "matrixdotorg/synapse:v1.37.1",
-            riot: "vectorim/riot-web:v1.7.29",
+            riot: "vectorim/element-web:v1.8.5",
             casProxy: "registry.k0.hswaw.net/q3k/oauth2-cas-proxy:0.1.4",
             appserviceIRC: "matrixdotorg/matrix-appservice-irc:release-v0.29.0",
             appserviceTelegram: "dock.mau.dev/tulir/mautrix-telegram@sha256:c6e25cb57e1b67027069e8dc2627338df35d156315c004a6f2b34b6aeaa79f77",