diff --git a/stacks/_templates/opensearch-dashboards.yaml b/stacks/_templates/opensearch-dashboards.yaml
index f7826afd..8554b495 100644
--- a/stacks/_templates/opensearch-dashboards.yaml
+++ b/stacks/_templates/opensearch-dashboards.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ options:
       stackable.tech/demo: "{{ DEMO }}"
       # {% endif %}
   opensearchHosts: null # Use the discovery ConfigMap instead
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      cpu: 500m
+    limits:
+      cpu: "1"
   extraEnvs:
     - name: OPENSEARCH_HOSTS
       valueFrom:
diff --git a/stacks/stacks-v2.yaml b/stacks/stacks-v2.yaml
index 782fe180..e7039423 100644
--- a/stacks/stacks-v2.yaml
+++ b/stacks/stacks-v2.yaml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ stacks:
         default: kibanaserverkibanaserver
       - name: opensearchVersion
         description: Version of OpenSearch and OpenSearch Dashboards to deploy
-        default: 3.6.0
+        default: 3.8.0
       - name: stackableReleaseVersion
         description: The Stackable release to be used for the OpenSearch Dashboards image tag
         default: 0.0.0-dev
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ stacks:
         default: kibanaserverkibanaserver
       - name: opensearchVersion
         description: Version of OpenSearch and OpenSearch Dashboards to deploy
-        default: 3.6.0
+        default: 3.8.0
       - name: stackableReleaseVersion
         description: The Stackable release to be used for the OpenSearch Dashboards image tag
         default: 0.0.0-dev