diff --git a/roles/clusterapi/defaults/main.yml b/roles/clusterapi/defaults/main.yml
index 5ce3e05f..ab57a30f 100644
--- a/roles/clusterapi/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/clusterapi/defaults/main.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # The repo, version and manifest URL for the Cluster API core components
 clusterapi_core_repo: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api
-clusterapi_core_version: v1.8.3
+clusterapi_core_version: v1.8.4
 clusterapi_core_components: "{{ clusterapi_core_repo }}/releases/download/{{ clusterapi_core_version }}/cluster-api-components.yaml"
 
 # The repo, version and manifest URL for the Cluster API OpenStack provider components