diff --git a/docs/build.gradle b/docs/build.gradle
index 01c5fca741f2c197fa96182c1c88a25f178832c7..50bb73a3a9e0164024278293551bb68aa94ef820 100644
--- a/docs/build.gradle
+++ b/docs/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-    id 'com.bmuschko.docker-remote-api' version '7.4.0'
+    id 'com.bmuschko.docker-remote-api' version "${docker_remote_plugin}"
 }
 
 import com.bmuschko.gradle.docker.tasks.image.*
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 61a70a1e1c7b344092e64c09df2c2dba265f7f56..a6425f8ff1cadcbc7e8b46075f604fc3f82a074f 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ group=com.mgmtp.bup.ozg
 
 docker_compose_plugin=0.16.11
 gradle_node_plugin=7.0.0
+docker_remote_plugin=8.1.0
 
 dockerRegistryForPublish=bup-docker-local.dockerregistry.mgm-tp.com
 dockerRegistryForRead=dockerregistry.mgm-tp.com
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