diff --git a/core/shared/config/defaults.json b/core/shared/config/defaults.json
index 779e6af933..618538f636 100644
--- a/core/shared/config/defaults.json
+++ b/core/shared/config/defaults.json
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
         "emailAnalytics": true
     },
     "portal": {
-        "url": "https://unpkg.com/@tryghost/portal@~1.7.0/umd/portal.min.js",
+        "url": "https://unpkg.com/@tryghost/portal@~1.8.0/umd/portal.min.js",
         "version": "1.8"
     }
 }