diff --git a/playbooks/roles/matrix-gerritbot/defaults/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/matrix-gerritbot/defaults/main.yaml
index 8fc55007fe..b04d245954 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/matrix-gerritbot/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/matrix-gerritbot/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-gerritbot_matrix_version: 0af1f8f
+gerritbot_matrix_version: af7dc8c
 gerritbot_matrix_image: quay.io/software-factory/gerritbot-matrix:{{ gerritbot_matrix_version }}
 gerritbot_matrix_prometheus_port: 9001