diff --git a/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/etc/yum/pluginconf.d/versionlock.list b/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/etc/yum/pluginconf.d/versionlock.list
index f08a32ac59ac432a9e6bde74df68a595579f240b..854df8e319a7a9ce610e13cf0515fee032b38884 100644
--- a/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/etc/yum/pluginconf.d/versionlock.list
+++ b/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/etc/yum/pluginconf.d/versionlock.list
@@ -12,23 +12,23 @@
 0:eos-srm-4.2.12-20180202120141git3855655.el7.cern.x86_64
 0:eos-test-4.2.12-20180202120141git3855655.el7.cern.x86_64
 0:eos-testkeytab-4.2.12-20180202120141git3855655.el7.cern.x86_64
-1:python2-xrootd-4.8.0-0.rc1.el7.x86_64
-1:python3-xrootd-4.8.0-0.rc1.el7.x86_64
-1:xrootd-4.8.0-0.rc1.el7.x86_64
-1:xrootd-client-4.8.0-0.rc1.el7.x86_64
-1:xrootd-client-devel-4.8.0-0.rc1.el7.x86_64
-1:xrootd-client-libs-4.8.0-0.rc1.el7.x86_64
-1:xrootd-debuginfo-4.8.0-0.rc1.el7.x86_64
-1:xrootd-devel-4.8.0-0.rc1.el7.x86_64
-1:xrootd-doc-4.8.0-0.rc1.el7.noarch
-1:xrootd-fuse-4.8.0-0.rc1.el7.x86_64
-1:xrootd-libs-4.8.0-0.rc1.el7.x86_64
-1:xrootd-private-devel-4.8.0-0.rc1.el7.x86_64
-1:xrootd-selinux-4.8.0-0.rc1.el7.noarch
-1:xrootd-server-4.8.0-0.rc1.el7.x86_64
-1:xrootd-server-devel-4.8.0-0.rc1.el7.x86_64
-1:xrootd-server-libs-4.8.0-0.rc1.el7.x86_64
-1:xrootd-tests-4.8.0-0.rc1.el7.x86_64
+1:python2-xrootd-4.8.1-1.el7.cern.x86_64
+1:python3-xrootd-4.8.1-1.el7.cern.x86_64
+1:xrootd-4.8.1-1.el7.cern.x86_64
+1:xrootd-client-4.8.1-1.el7.cern.x86_64
+1:xrootd-client-devel-4.8.1-1.el7.cern.x86_64
+1:xrootd-client-libs-4.8.1-1.el7.cern.x86_64
+1:xrootd-debuginfo-4.8.1-1.el7.cern.x86_64
+1:xrootd-devel-4.8.1-1.el7.cern.x86_64
+1:xrootd-doc-4.8.1-1.el7.cern.noarch
+1:xrootd-fuse-4.8.1-1.el7.cern.x86_64
+1:xrootd-libs-4.8.1-1.el7.cern.x86_64
+1:xrootd-private-devel-4.8.1-1.el7.cern.x86_64
+1:xrootd-selinux-4.8.1-1.el7.cern.noarch
+1:xrootd-server-4.8.1-1.el7.cern.x86_64
+1:xrootd-server-devel-4.8.1-1.el7.cern.x86_64
+1:xrootd-server-libs-4.8.1-1.el7.cern.x86_64
+1:xrootd-tests-4.8.1-1.el7.cern.x86_64
 2:ceph-12.2.2-0.el7.x86_64
 2:ceph-base-12.2.2-0.el7.x86_64
 2:ceph-common-12.2.2-0.el7.x86_64
diff --git a/cta.spec.in b/cta.spec.in
index dcead60bc982dd3ae9d026cf7e60d14f173f94e9..51539efc06422a4a1cd11f05bbc2d654c41970fc 100644
--- a/cta.spec.in
+++ b/cta.spec.in
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ BuildRequires: xrootd-client-devel = 1:4.2.3
 BuildRequires: xrootd-devel        = 1:4.2.3
 BuildRequires: cryptopp-devel >= 5.6.2
 %else
-BuildRequires: xrootd-client-devel  >= 1:4.8.0
-BuildRequires: xrootd-devel         >= 1:4.8.0
-BuildRequires: xrootd-server-devel  >= 1:4.8.0
-BuildRequires: xrootd-private-devel >= 1:4.8.0
+BuildRequires: xrootd-client-devel  >= 1:4.8.1
+BuildRequires: xrootd-devel         >= 1:4.8.1
+BuildRequires: xrootd-server-devel  >= 1:4.8.1
+BuildRequires: xrootd-private-devel >= 1:4.8.1
 BuildRequires: librados-devel = %{radosVersion}, libradosstriper-devel = %{radosVersion}, 
 BuildRequires: protobuf3-compiler >= 3.3.1 protobuf3-devel >= 3.3.1
 BuildRequires: gmock-devel >= 1.5.0 gtest-devel >= 1.5.0