diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index ef2cd0e..b07f72b 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: 'set up nim using the official binaries'
 inputs:
   version:
     description: 'nim version to install'
-    default: "2.0.4"
+    default: "2.0.8"
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"