diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 08ddf51bf6..0a85c731d4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ This repo periodically syncs all official Kubeflow components from their respect
 
 | Component | Local Manifests Path | Upstream Revision |
 | - | - | - |
-| Training Operator | apps/training-operator/upstream | [v1.8.0-rc.0](https://github.com/kubeflow/training-operator/tree/v1.8.0-rc.0/manifests) |
+| Training Operator | apps/training-operator/upstream | [v1.8.0-rc.1](https://github.com/kubeflow/training-operator/tree/v1.8.0-rc.1/manifests) |
 | Notebook Controller | apps/jupyter/notebook-controller/upstream | [v1.9.0-rc.0](https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/tree/v1.9.0-rc.0/components/notebook-controller/config) |
 | PVC Viewer Controller | apps/pvcviewer-roller/upstream | [v1.9.0-rc.0](https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/tree/v1.9.0-rc.0/components/pvcviewer-controller/config) |
 | Tensorboard Controller | apps/tensorboard/tensorboard-controller/upstream | [v1.9.0-rc.0](https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/tree/v1.9.0-rc.0/components/tensorboard-controller/config) |
diff --git a/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_mpijobs.yaml b/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_mpijobs.yaml
index 7938cd0797..4139d49fef 100644
--- a/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_mpijobs.yaml
+++ b/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_mpijobs.yaml
@@ -7330,6 +7330,9 @@ spec:
                         type: string
                       queue:
                         type: string
+                        x-kubernetes-validations:
+                        - message: spec.runPolicy.schedulingPolicy.queue is immutable
+                          rule: self == oldSelf
                       scheduleTimeoutSeconds:
                         format: int32
                         type: integer
diff --git a/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_mxjobs.yaml b/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_mxjobs.yaml
index ead44a5576..470f4a8f1a 100644
--- a/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_mxjobs.yaml
+++ b/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_mxjobs.yaml
@@ -7333,6 +7333,9 @@ spec:
                         type: string
                       queue:
                         type: string
+                        x-kubernetes-validations:
+                        - message: spec.runPolicy.schedulingPolicy.queue is immutable
+                          rule: self == oldSelf
                       scheduleTimeoutSeconds:
                         format: int32
                         type: integer
diff --git a/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_paddlejobs.yaml b/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_paddlejobs.yaml
index ee07b19763..c8a5acb8c3 100644
--- a/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_paddlejobs.yaml
+++ b/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_paddlejobs.yaml
@@ -7812,6 +7812,9 @@ spec:
                         type: string
                       queue:
                         type: string
+                        x-kubernetes-validations:
+                        - message: spec.runPolicy.schedulingPolicy.queue is immutable
+                          rule: self == oldSelf
                       scheduleTimeoutSeconds:
                         format: int32
                         type: integer
diff --git a/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_pytorchjobs.yaml b/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_pytorchjobs.yaml
index 5286139833..a5c261e124 100644
--- a/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_pytorchjobs.yaml
+++ b/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_pytorchjobs.yaml
@@ -7849,6 +7849,9 @@ spec:
                         type: string
                       queue:
                         type: string
+                        x-kubernetes-validations:
+                        - message: spec.runPolicy.schedulingPolicy.queue is immutable
+                          rule: self == oldSelf
                       scheduleTimeoutSeconds:
                         format: int32
                         type: integer
diff --git a/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_tfjobs.yaml b/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_tfjobs.yaml
index c00c720a2e..153243aae6 100644
--- a/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_tfjobs.yaml
+++ b/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_tfjobs.yaml
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ spec:
                         type: string
                       queue:
                         type: string
+                        x-kubernetes-validations:
+                        - message: spec.runPolicy.schedulingPolicy.queue is immutable
+                          rule: self == oldSelf
                       scheduleTimeoutSeconds:
                         format: int32
                         type: integer
diff --git a/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_xgboostjobs.yaml b/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_xgboostjobs.yaml
index 9553e3b0a3..34237c6aba 100644
--- a/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_xgboostjobs.yaml
+++ b/apps/training-operator/upstream/base/crds/kubeflow.org_xgboostjobs.yaml
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ spec:
                         type: string
                       queue:
                         type: string
+                        x-kubernetes-validations:
+                        - message: spec.runPolicy.schedulingPolicy.queue is immutable
+                          rule: self == oldSelf
                       scheduleTimeoutSeconds:
                         format: int32
                         type: integer
diff --git a/apps/training-operator/upstream/overlays/kubeflow/kustomization.yaml b/apps/training-operator/upstream/overlays/kubeflow/kustomization.yaml
index 8a3d51790a..71ce5ef7b5 100644
--- a/apps/training-operator/upstream/overlays/kubeflow/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/apps/training-operator/upstream/overlays/kubeflow/kustomization.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ resources:
   - kubeflow-training-roles.yaml
 images:
   - name: kubeflow/training-operator
-    newTag: "v1-f8f7363"
+    newTag: "v1-4485b0a"
 # TODO (tenzen-y): Once we support cert-manager, we need to remove this secret generation.
 # REF: https://github.com/kubeflow/training-operator/issues/2049
 secretGenerator:
diff --git a/apps/training-operator/upstream/overlays/standalone/kustomization.yaml b/apps/training-operator/upstream/overlays/standalone/kustomization.yaml
index f59058e4a5..0ecb165a23 100644
--- a/apps/training-operator/upstream/overlays/standalone/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/apps/training-operator/upstream/overlays/standalone/kustomization.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ resources:
   - namespace.yaml
 images:
   - name: kubeflow/training-operator
-    newTag: "v1-f8f7363"
+    newTag: "v1-4485b0a"
 secretGenerator:
   - name: training-operator-webhook-cert
     options:
diff --git a/hack/sync-training-operator-manifests.sh b/hack/sync-training-operator-manifests.sh
index 9e9c41fcea..f3a336017c 100755
--- a/hack/sync-training-operator-manifests.sh
+++ b/hack/sync-training-operator-manifests.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 set -euxo pipefail
 IFS=$'\n\t'
 
-COMMIT="v1.8.0-rc.0" # You can use tags as well
+COMMIT="v1.8.0-rc.1" # You can use tags as well
 SRC_DIR=${SRC_DIR:=/tmp/kubeflow-training-operator}
 BRANCH=${BRANCH:=sync-kubeflow-training-operator-manifests-${COMMIT?}}
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ DST_DIR=$MANIFESTS_DIR/apps/training-operator/upstream
 if [ -d "$DST_DIR" ]; then
     rm -r "$DST_DIR"
 fi
-cp $SRC_DIR/manifests $DST_DIR -r
+cp $SRC_DIR/training-operator/manifests $DST_DIR -r
 
 
 echo "Successfully copied all manifests."