diff --git a/.ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-js+7.15.yml b/.ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-js+7.17.yml
similarity index 60%
rename from .ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-js+7.15.yml
rename to .ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-js+7.17.yml
index e37c37998..3e167ef70 100644
--- a/.ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-js+7.15.yml
+++ b/.ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-js+7.17.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 ---
 - job:
-    name: elastic+elasticsearch-js+7.15
-    display-name: 'elastic / elasticsearch-js # 7.15'
-    description: Testing the elasticsearch-js 7.15 branch.
+    name: elastic+elasticsearch-js+7.17
+    display-name: 'elastic / elasticsearch-js # 7.17'
+    description: Testing the elasticsearch-js 7.17 branch.
     junit_results: "*-junit.xml"
     parameters:
     - string:
         name: branch_specifier
-        default: refs/heads/7.15
+        default: refs/heads/7.17
         description: the Git branch specifier to build (<branchName>, <tagName>,
           <commitId>, etc.)
     triggers:
diff --git a/.ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-js+8.0.yml b/.ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-js+8.0.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d70b83a61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-js+8.0.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+- job:
+    name: elastic+elasticsearch-js+8.0
+    display-name: 'elastic / elasticsearch-js # 8.0'
+    description: Testing the elasticsearch-js 8.0 branch.
+    junit_results: "*-junit.xml"
+    parameters:
+    - string:
+        name: branch_specifier
+        default: refs/heads8.0
+        description: the Git branch specifier to build (<branchName>, <tagName>,
+          <commitId>, etc.)
+    triggers:
+    - github
+    - timed: 'H */12 * * *'
diff --git a/.ci/test-matrix.yml b/.ci/test-matrix.yml
index 26b7dbcd5..e94350277 100644
--- a/.ci/test-matrix.yml
+++ b/.ci/test-matrix.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 STACK_VERSION:
-  - 8.0.0-SNAPSHOT
+  - 8.1.0-SNAPSHOT
 
 NODE_JS_VERSION:
   - 16