diff --git a/examples/nodejs-simple/Dockerfile b/examples/nodejs-simple/Dockerfile
index 83eed6ba86..a012f0046f 100644
--- a/examples/nodejs-simple/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/nodejs-simple/Dockerfile
@@ -35,9 +35,12 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y nodejs
 
 WORKDIR /home/server
 
+COPY ./sdks/nodejs sdks/nodejs
+RUN cd sdks/nodejs && \
+    npm ci --production
 COPY ./examples/nodejs-simple examples/nodejs-simple
 RUN cd examples/nodejs-simple && \
-    npm install && npm rebuild
+    npm ci --production
 RUN chown -R server /home/server
 USER 1000
 
diff --git a/examples/nodejs-simple/Makefile b/examples/nodejs-simple/Makefile
index 19c77fcaf0..88119dd762 100644
--- a/examples/nodejs-simple/Makefile
+++ b/examples/nodejs-simple/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ REPOSITORY = gcr.io/agones-images
 # Directory that this Makefile is in.
 mkfile_path := $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
 project_path := $(dir $(mkfile_path))
-server_tag = $(REPOSITORY)/nodejs-simple-server:0.7
+server_tag = $(REPOSITORY)/nodejs-simple-server:0.8
 root_path = $(realpath $(project_path)/../..)
 
 #   _____                    _
diff --git a/examples/nodejs-simple/README.md b/examples/nodejs-simple/README.md
index 5b9a910625..1912618fc3 100644
--- a/examples/nodejs-simple/README.md
+++ b/examples/nodejs-simple/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ $ make run
 
 The example can also be run via docker:
 ```
-$ docker run --network=host gcr.io/agones-images/nodejs-simple-server:0.6
+$ docker run --network=host gcr.io/agones-images/nodejs-simple-server:0.8
 ```
 Or directly via npm:
 ```
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ $ npm start
 
 You will see the output like the following:
 ```
-docker run --network=host gcr.io/agones-images/nodejs-simple-server:0.6
+docker run --network=host gcr.io/agones-images/nodejs-simple-server:0.8
 
 > @ start /home/server/examples/nodejs-simple
 > node src/index.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Connecting to the SDK server...
 To see help, pass `--help` as the argument (use the preferred command below, all are equivalent):
 ```
 $ make args="--help" run
-$ docker run --network=host gcr.io/agones-images/nodejs-simple-server:0.6 --help
+$ docker run --network=host gcr.io/agones-images/nodejs-simple-server:0.8 --help
 $ npm start -- --help
 ```
 
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ You can optionally specify how long the server will stay up once the basic tests
 To do this pass arguments through, e.g. to increase the shutdown duration to 120 seconds:
 ```
 $ make args="--timeout=120" run
-$ docker run --network=host gcr.io/agones-images/nodejs-simple-server:0.6 --timeout=120
+$ docker run --network=host gcr.io/agones-images/nodejs-simple-server:0.8 --timeout=120
 $ npm start -- --timeout=120
 ```
 
 To make run indefinitely use the special timeout value of 0:
 ```
 $ make args="--timeout=0" run
-$ docker run --network=host gcr.io/agones-images/nodejs-simple-server:0.6 --timeout=0
+$ docker run --network=host gcr.io/agones-images/nodejs-simple-server:0.8 --timeout=0
 $ npm start -- --timeout=0
 ```
 
@@ -90,6 +90,6 @@ $ cd ../../build; make run-sdk-conformance-local TIMEOUT=120 FEATURE_GATES="Play
 Then enable the alpha suite:
 ```
 $ make args="--alpha" run
-$ docker run --network=host gcr.io/agones-images/nodejs-simple-server:0.6 --alpha
+$ docker run --network=host gcr.io/agones-images/nodejs-simple-server:0.8 --alpha
 $ npm start -- --alpha
 ```
diff --git a/examples/nodejs-simple/gameserver.yaml b/examples/nodejs-simple/gameserver.yaml
index 1315c4439b..3cac55687c 100644
--- a/examples/nodejs-simple/gameserver.yaml
+++ b/examples/nodejs-simple/gameserver.yaml
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: nodejs-simple
-        image: gcr.io/agones-images/nodejs-simple-server:0.6
+        image: gcr.io/agones-images/nodejs-simple-server:0.8
         # args: ["--timeout=0"] # Change the timeout here, if you like the nodejs server to run longer.