diff --git a/buck-tools/onos_stage.py b/buck-tools/onos_stage.py
index 0ed46a1..23002c6 100755
--- a/buck-tools/onos_stage.py
+++ b/buck-tools/onos_stage.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
                     for f in zip_part.infolist():
                         dest = f.filename
                         if base not in dest:
-                            dest = base + 'apache-karaf-3.0.5/system/' + f.filename
+                            dest = base + 'apache-karaf-3.0.8/system/' + f.filename
                         addFile(output, dest, zip_part.open(f), f.file_size)
             elif '.oar' in file:
                 with ZipFile(file, 'r') as oar:
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@
                     for f in oar.infolist():
                         filename = f.filename
                         if 'm2' in filename:
-                            dest = base + 'apache-karaf-3.0.5/system/' + filename[3:]
+                            dest = base + 'apache-karaf-3.0.8/system/' + filename[3:]
                             if dest not in written_files:
                                 addFile(output, dest, oar.open(f), f.file_size)
                                 written_files.add(dest)
             elif 'features.xml' in file:
-                dest = base + 'apache-karaf-3.0.5/system/org/onosproject/onos-features/%s/' % version
+                dest = base + 'apache-karaf-3.0.8/system/org/onosproject/onos-features/%s/' % version
                 dest += 'onos-features-%s-features.xml' % version
                 with open(file) as f:
                     addFile(output, dest, f, os.stat(file).st_size)
diff --git a/bucklets/onos_app.bucklet b/bucklets/onos_app.bucklet
index 6771c0b..64dd9d7 100644
--- a/bucklets/onos_app.bucklet
+++ b/bucklets/onos_app.bucklet
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
 <features xmlns="http://karaf.apache.org/xmlns/features/v1.2.0"
           name="onos-%s">
-    <repository>mvn:org.apache.karaf.features/standard/3.0.5/xml/features</repository>
+    <repository>mvn:org.apache.karaf.features/standard/3.0.8/xml/features</repository>
 
 ''' % ONOS_VERSION
 
diff --git a/features/features.xml b/features/features.xml
index 5e32db7..6eabccb 100644
--- a/features/features.xml
+++ b/features/features.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   -->
 <features xmlns="http://karaf.apache.org/xmlns/features/v1.2.0"
           name="onos-@FEATURE-VERSION">
-    <repository>mvn:org.apache.karaf.features/standard/3.0.5/xml/features</repository>
+    <repository>mvn:org.apache.karaf.features/standard/3.0.8/xml/features</repository>
 
     <feature name="onos-thirdparty-base" version="@FEATURE-VERSION"
              description="ONOS 3rd party dependencies">
diff --git a/incubator/protobuf-dependencies/pom.xml b/incubator/protobuf-dependencies/pom.xml
index a763d79..7ab88f2 100644
--- a/incubator/protobuf-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/protobuf-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.karaf.tooling</groupId>
                     <artifactId>karaf-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.0.5</version>
+                    <version>3.0.8</version>
                     <extensions>true</extensions>
                 </plugin>
 
diff --git a/incubator/protobuf/pom.xml b/incubator/protobuf/pom.xml
index 94bc87a..32abcaf 100644
--- a/incubator/protobuf/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/protobuf/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.karaf.tooling</groupId>
                     <artifactId>karaf-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.0.5</version>
+                    <version>3.0.8</version>
                     <extensions>true</extensions>
                 </plugin>
             </plugins>
diff --git a/incubator/rpc-grpc/pom.xml b/incubator/rpc-grpc/pom.xml
index f11580c..0a5b180 100644
--- a/incubator/rpc-grpc/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/rpc-grpc/pom.xml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.karaf.tooling</groupId>
                     <artifactId>karaf-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.0.5</version>
+                    <version>3.0.8</version>
                     <extensions>true</extensions>
                 </plugin>
             </plugins>
diff --git a/lib/BUCK b/lib/BUCK
index f0a5265..e3b31a7 100644
--- a/lib/BUCK
+++ b/lib/BUCK
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# ***** This file was auto-generated at Tue Jan 31 00:45:05 KST 2017. Do not edit this file manually. *****
+# ***** This file was auto-generated at Thu Feb 02 13:19:29 PST 2017. Do not edit this file manually. *****
 # ***** Use onos-lib-gen *****
 
 pass_thru_pom( 
@@ -875,28 +875,28 @@
 
 remote_jar (
   name = 'org.apache.karaf.features.core',
-  out = 'org.apache.karaf.features.core-3.0.5.jar',
-  url = 'mvn:org.apache.karaf.features:org.apache.karaf.features.core:jar:3.0.5',
-  sha1 = '595b5ddfc4eccad090cb2a1eb14e2ba3cebcb5de',
-  maven_coords = 'org.apache.karaf.features:org.apache.karaf.features.core:3.0.5',
+  out = 'org.apache.karaf.features.core-3.0.8.jar',
+  url = 'mvn:org.apache.karaf.features:org.apache.karaf.features.core:jar:3.0.8',
+  sha1 = '4a8bf5dbe10e120158cb69295388274f834ae37a',
+  maven_coords = 'org.apache.karaf.features:org.apache.karaf.features.core:3.0.8',
   visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
 )
 
 remote_jar (
   name = 'org.apache.karaf.shell.console',
-  out = 'org.apache.karaf.shell.console-3.0.5.jar',
-  url = 'mvn:org.apache.karaf.shell:org.apache.karaf.shell.console:jar:3.0.5',
-  sha1 = 'bf60152b180919152f532ddbd96c7563c11bb048',
-  maven_coords = 'org.apache.karaf.shell:org.apache.karaf.shell.console:3.0.5',
+  out = 'org.apache.karaf.shell.console-3.0.8.jar',
+  url = 'mvn:org.apache.karaf.shell:org.apache.karaf.shell.console:jar:3.0.8',
+  sha1 = '5bf3e409d2e73bef560face9740b8c1234909b83',
+  maven_coords = 'org.apache.karaf.shell:org.apache.karaf.shell.console:3.0.8',
   visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
 )
 
 remote_jar (
   name = 'org.apache.karaf.system.core',
-  out = 'org.apache.karaf.system.core-3.0.5.jar',
-  url = 'mvn:org.apache.karaf.system:org.apache.karaf.system.core:jar:3.0.5',
-  sha1 = '9740da22ad1c07b2651d837277f0e910a2fc2300',
-  maven_coords = 'org.apache.karaf.system:org.apache.karaf.system.core:3.0.5',
+  out = 'org.apache.karaf.system.core-3.0.8.jar',
+  url = 'mvn:org.apache.karaf.system:org.apache.karaf.system.core:jar:3.0.8',
+  sha1 = '80378de4aeae603889d3408489ff5b9918e6064c',
+  maven_coords = 'org.apache.karaf.system:org.apache.karaf.system.core:3.0.8',
   visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
 )
 
@@ -1028,9 +1028,9 @@
 
 remote_file (
   name = 'apache-karaf',
-  out = 'apache-karaf-3.0.5-offline-20161115.tar.gz',
-  url = 'http://onlab.vicci.org/onos/third-party/apache-karaf-3.0.5-offline-20161115.tar.gz',
-  sha1 = 'b47ddf4bc2812e9bddf9dfb4f10cb2fd31ebf430',
+  out = 'apache-karaf-3.0.8-offline-20170202.tar.gz',
+  url = 'http://onlab.vicci.org/onos/third-party/apache-karaf-3.0.8-offline-20170202.tar.gz',
+  sha1 = 'c58cc34825669b9061de45286310ff2d37a6a829',
   visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
 )
 
diff --git a/lib/deps.json b/lib/deps.json
index 996e4f6..da87794 100644
--- a/lib/deps.json
+++ b/lib/deps.json
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@
     "openflowj": "mvn:org.onosproject:openflowj:0.9.7.onos",
     "org.apache.felix.scr": "mvn:org.apache.felix:org.apache.felix.scr:1.8.2",
     "org.apache.felix.scr.annotations": "mvn:org.apache.felix:org.apache.felix.scr.annotations:1.9.12",
-    "org.apache.karaf.features.core": "mvn:org.apache.karaf.features:org.apache.karaf.features.core:3.0.5",
-    "org.apache.karaf.shell.console": "mvn:org.apache.karaf.shell:org.apache.karaf.shell.console:3.0.5",
-    "org.apache.karaf.system.core": "mvn:org.apache.karaf.system:org.apache.karaf.system.core:3.0.5",
+    "org.apache.karaf.features.core": "mvn:org.apache.karaf.features:org.apache.karaf.features.core:3.0.8",
+    "org.apache.karaf.shell.console": "mvn:org.apache.karaf.shell:org.apache.karaf.shell.console:3.0.8",
+    "org.apache.karaf.system.core": "mvn:org.apache.karaf.system:org.apache.karaf.system.core:3.0.8",
     "org.apache.servicemix.bundles.snmp4j": "mvn:org.apache.servicemix.bundles:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.snmp4j:2.3.4_1",
     "org.osgi.compendium": "mvn:org.osgi:org.osgi.compendium:5.0.0",
     "osgi-core": "mvn:org.osgi:org.osgi.core:5.0.0",
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
     "typesafe-config": "mvn:com.typesafe:config:1.2.1",
     "validation-api": "mvn:javax.validation:validation-api:1.1.0.Final",
     "checkstyle": "mvn:com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle:6.11.2",
-    "apache-karaf": "http://onlab.vicci.org/onos/third-party/apache-karaf-3.0.5-offline-20161115.tar.gz",
+    "apache-karaf": "http://onlab.vicci.org/onos/third-party/apache-karaf-3.0.8-offline-20170202.tar.gz",
     "bndlib": "mvn:biz.aQute.bnd:biz.aQute.bndlib:jar:3.1.0",
     "bndexe": "http://onlab.vicci.org/onos/third-party/biz.aQute.bnd-3.1.0.jar",
     "cord-config": "mvn:org.onosproject:cord-config:1.0-b1",
diff --git a/lib/pom.xml b/lib/pom.xml
index c2643e3..17e50ab 100644
--- a/lib/pom.xml
+++ b/lib/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <openflowj.version>0.9.7.onos</openflowj.version>
         <onos-maven-plugin.version>1.10</onos-maven-plugin.version>
         <osgi.version>5.0.0</osgi.version>
-        <karaf.version>3.0.5</karaf.version>
+        <karaf.version>3.0.8</karaf.version>
         <jersey.version>2.25</jersey.version>
         <jackson.version>2.7.3</jackson.version>
         <slf4j.version>1.7.21</slf4j.version>
diff --git a/tools/build/build-offline-karaf b/tools/build/build-offline-karaf
index ea0f7ed..76b0fd1 100755
--- a/tools/build/build-offline-karaf
+++ b/tools/build/build-offline-karaf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-KARAF_VERSION="3.0.5"
+KARAF_VERSION="3.0.8"
 KARAF_TARFILE_NAME="apache-karaf-${KARAF_VERSION}.tar"
 BOOT_FEATURES="standard,ssh,scr,war,webconsole"
 
diff --git a/tools/build/envDefaults b/tools/build/envDefaults
index 8a5913f..a4a8a0f 100644
--- a/tools/build/envDefaults
+++ b/tools/build/envDefaults
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 # M2 repository and Karaf gold bits
 export M2_REPO=${M2_REPO:-~/.m2/repository}
-export KARAF_VERSION=${KARAF_VERSION:-3.0.5}
+export KARAF_VERSION=${KARAF_VERSION:-3.0.8}
 export KARAF_ZIP=${KARAF_ZIP:-~/Downloads/apache-karaf-$KARAF_VERSION.zip}
 export KARAF_TAR=${KARAF_TAR:-~/Downloads/apache-karaf-$KARAF_VERSION.tar.gz}
 export KARAF_DIST=$(basename $KARAF_ZIP .zip)
diff --git a/tools/dev/bash_profile b/tools/dev/bash_profile
index 7b599f4..e4c3372 100644
--- a/tools/dev/bash_profile
+++ b/tools/dev/bash_profile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 export MAVEN=${MAVEN:-~/Applications/apache-maven-3.3.9}
 
-export KARAF_VERSION=${KARAF_VERSION:-3.0.5}
+export KARAF_VERSION=${KARAF_VERSION:-3.0.8}
 export KARAF_ROOT=${KARAF_ROOT:-~/Applications/apache-karaf-$KARAF_VERSION}
 export KARAF_LOG=$KARAF_ROOT/data/log/karaf.log
 
diff --git a/tools/dev/bin/onos-setup-ubuntu-devenv b/tools/dev/bin/onos-setup-ubuntu-devenv
index 86895c6..688850a 100755
--- a/tools/dev/bin/onos-setup-ubuntu-devenv
+++ b/tools/dev/bin/onos-setup-ubuntu-devenv
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 cd; mkdir Downloads Applications
 cd Downloads
-KARAF_VERSION=${KARAF_VERSION:-3.0.5}
+KARAF_VERSION=${KARAF_VERSION:-3.0.8}
 wget https://downloads.onosproject.org/third-party/apache-karaf-$KARAF_VERSION.tar.gz
 wget http://archive.apache.org/dist/maven/maven-3/3.3.9/binaries/apache-maven-3.3.9-bin.tar.gz
 tar -zxvf apache-karaf-$KARAF_VERSION.tar.gz -C ../Applications/
diff --git a/tools/dev/onos.cshrc b/tools/dev/onos.cshrc
index 0fb50aa..785509d 100644
--- a/tools/dev/onos.cshrc
+++ b/tools/dev/onos.cshrc
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     setenv MAVEN $HOME/Applications/apache-maven-3.3.9
 endif
 if ( ! $?KARAF_VERSION ) then
-    setenv KARAF_VERSION 3.0.5
+    setenv KARAF_VERSION 3.0.8
 endif
 if ( ! $?KARAF_ROOT ) then
     setenv KARAF_ROOT $HOME/Applications/apache-karaf-$KARAF_VERSION
diff --git a/tools/dev/vagrant/ansible/vars/global_vars.yml b/tools/dev/vagrant/ansible/vars/global_vars.yml
index f189d0d..3e9a018 100644
--- a/tools/dev/vagrant/ansible/vars/global_vars.yml
+++ b/tools/dev/vagrant/ansible/vars/global_vars.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
   - "source $ONOS_ROOT/tools/dev/bash_profile"
 
 # Karaf
-karaf_version: "3.0.5"
+karaf_version: "3.0.8"
 
 # Tutorial reset files
 reset_files:
@@ -130,4 +130,4 @@
     reset_exec: /home/ubuntu/reset-to-3.sh
     url: "https://wiki.onosproject.org/display/ONOS/Distributed+ONOS+Tutorial"
     byon_app_repo_url: "https://github.com/bocon13/onos-byon.git"
-    byon_app_version: "starter-{{ onos_version }}.0"
\ No newline at end of file
+    byon_app_version: "starter-{{ onos_version }}.0"
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 2857299..0641855 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.karaf.shell</groupId>
             <artifactId>org.apache.karaf.shell.console</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0.5</version>
+            <version>3.0.8</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 76081bd..785f043 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.karaf.shell</groupId>
             <artifactId>org.apache.karaf.shell.console</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0.5</version>
+            <version>3.0.8</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/tools/package/deb/prerm b/tools/package/deb/prerm
index 269ad3d..264a26c 100755
--- a/tools/package/deb/prerm
+++ b/tools/package/deb/prerm
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 # Clean up onos runtime directories
 #      TODO don't hardcode karaf version
-rm -rf /opt/onos/apache-karaf-3.0.5/
+rm -rf /opt/onos/apache-karaf-3.0.8/
 rm -rf /opt/onos/var/*
 rm -rf /opt/onos/config
 rm -rf /opt/onos/options
diff --git a/tools/package/karaf-assembly/pom.xml b/tools/package/karaf-assembly/pom.xml
index b79d268..876d09e 100644
--- a/tools/package/karaf-assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/karaf-assembly/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.karaf.tooling</groupId>
                 <artifactId>karaf-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.5</version>
+                <version>3.0.8</version>
 
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
diff --git a/tools/package/onos-prep-karaf b/tools/package/onos-prep-karaf
index 6d33273..8e83fdf 100755
--- a/tools/package/onos-prep-karaf
+++ b/tools/package/onos-prep-karaf
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 ONOS_VERSION=$3
 BRANDING=$4
 #FIXME karaf version
-KARAF_VERSION="3.0.5"
+KARAF_VERSION="3.0.8"
 
 PREFIX="onos-$ONOS_VERSION"
 
diff --git a/tools/test/bin/onos-check-bits b/tools/test/bin/onos-check-bits
index b111992..0978be9 100755
--- a/tools/test/bin/onos-check-bits
+++ b/tools/test/bin/onos-check-bits
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   echo "ONOS archive does not contain the proper version file" && exit 1
 fi
 
-tar tzf ${ONOS_TAR} | grep -q apache-karaf-3.0.5
+tar tzf ${ONOS_TAR} | grep -q apache-karaf-3.0.8
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
   echo "ONOS archive does not contain karaf" && exit 1
 fi