diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 8344d5071..8613ced3d 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Bundler.require(*Rails.groups)
 module SplatApp
   class Application < Rails::Application
     # Initialize configuration defaults for originally generated Rails version.
-    config.load_defaults 7.1
+    config.load_defaults 8.0
 
     # Include the `lib` directory in autoload paths. Use the `ignore:` option
     # to list subdirectories that don't contain `.rb` files or that shouldn't