diff --git a/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION b/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
index 8cf933256d44c94a246e73e5da8333cb0ab8aaaf..7b7e68c163ec22f0a8e9bffd5615274de3248f21 100644
--- a/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
+++ b/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.47.0
+8.48.0
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/alipniagov-update-wh-version.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/alipniagov-update-wh-version.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a5e7d55af7acdc3bbd0cb8c8359c4508bd09d691
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/alipniagov-update-wh-version.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Update GitLab Workhorse to v8.48.0
+merge_request: 43586
+author:
+type: other