diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 589db8a633..9956840aff 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ configure(subprojects) {
         gsonVersion = '2.8.5'
         guavaVersion = '30.1.1-jre'
         guiceVersion = '5.1.0'
-        moneroJavaVersion = '0.8.7'
+        moneroJavaVersion = '0.8.8'
         httpclient5Version = '5.0'
         hamcrestVersion = '2.2'
         httpclientVersion = '4.5.12'
diff --git a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
index ddf17844dd..b444b7a2c2 100644
--- a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
+++ b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
@@ -1103,9 +1103,9 @@
             <sha256 value="4728eddd64e6ae3e1f205a775c6a327b24bd990b86d528584a17450a8b5f00d6" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
-      <component group="io.github.monero-ecosystem" name="monero-java" version="0.8.7">
-         <artifact name="monero-java-0.8.7.jar">
-            <sha256 value="8508e45d8dc7a6af35338613f2ac9777dc5cdcb0de1daec14aa88aac8bd62bc1" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+      <component group="io.github.monero-ecosystem" name="monero-java" version="0.8.8">
+         <artifact name="monero-java-0.8.8.jar">
+            <sha256 value="41be77087c30e76133031b66eb18d35c856047f91b3585e5d8a00badb3089bcb" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
       <component group="io.github.resilience4j" name="resilience4j-all" version="1.7.0">