diff --git a/.changeset/sour-kings-allow.md b/.changeset/sour-kings-allow.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..23870f42bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sour-kings-allow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node': patch
+---
+
+Updated the `defaultDockerImage` to reflect the latest TechDocs Container version of v1.2.8
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-node/report.api.md b/plugins/techdocs-node/report.api.md
index 0e208edff1..d2cb74fb54 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-node/report.api.md
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-node/report.api.md
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ export class TechdocsGenerator implements GeneratorBase {
     config: Config;
     scmIntegrations: ScmIntegrationRegistry;
   });
-  static readonly defaultDockerImage = 'spotify/techdocs:v1.2.6';
+  static readonly defaultDockerImage = 'spotify/techdocs:v1.2.8';
   static fromConfig(
     config: Config,
     options: GeneratorOptions,
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/generate/techdocs.ts b/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/generate/techdocs.ts
index 1722bda838..5f60979180 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/generate/techdocs.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-node/src/stages/generate/techdocs.ts
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ export class TechdocsGenerator implements GeneratorBase {
   /**
    * The default docker image (and version) used to generate content. Public
    * and static so that techdocs-node consumers can use the same version.
+   *
+   * See {@link https://hub.docker.com/r/spotify/techdocs/tags} for list of available versions.
    */
-  public static readonly defaultDockerImage = 'spotify/techdocs:v1.2.6';
+  public static readonly defaultDockerImage = 'spotify/techdocs:v1.2.8';
   private readonly logger: LoggerService;
   private readonly containerRunner?: TechDocsContainerRunner;
   private readonly options: GeneratorConfig;