diff --git a/src/test/utils/TestManifest.py b/src/test/utils/TestManifest.py
index 143727c..88f9a67 100644
--- a/src/test/utils/TestManifest.py
+++ b/src/test/utils/TestManifest.py
@@ -73,4 +73,4 @@
             self.server = data.get('test_server', '{}:{}'.format(CORD_TEST_HOST, CORD_TEST_PORT))
             self.iterations = data.get('iterations', None)
             self.jvm_heap_size = data.get('jvm_heap_size', None)
-            self.karaf_version = data.get('karaf_version', '3.0.5')
+            self.karaf_version = data.get('karaf_version', '3.0.8')