diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING_DOCS.md b/CONTRIBUTING_DOCS.md
index 3fa8270f3..6b2e3324d 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING_DOCS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING_DOCS.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Read the [Hugo installation instructions](https://gohugo.io/getting-started/inst
 If you have [Docker](https://www.docker.com/get-started/) installed, there are fallbacks for all requirements in the [Makefile](Makefile), meaning you don't need to install them.
 
 - [Installing Hugo](https://gohugo.io/getting-started/installing/)
-  - **NOTE**: We are currently running [Hugo v0.134.2](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/tag/v0.134.2) in production.
+  - **NOTE**: We are currently running [Hugo v0.147.8](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/tag/v0.147.8) in production.
 - [Installing markdownlint-cli](https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli?tab=readme-ov-file#installation)
 - [Installing markdown-link-check](https://github.com/tcort/markdown-link-check?tab=readme-ov-file#installation)
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 28c9379d7..9830d9e1e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 HUGO?=hugo
 HUGO_VERSION?=$(shell hugo version 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $$2}' | cut -d '.' -f 2)
-HUGO_IMG?=hugomods/hugo:std-go-git-0.134.3
+HUGO_IMG?=hugomods/hugo:std-go-git-0.147.8
 
 THEME_MODULE = github.com/nginxinc/nginx-hugo-theme
 
-ifeq ($(shell [ $(HUGO_VERSION) -gt 133 2>/dev/null ] && echo true || echo false), true)
-    $(info Hugo is available and has a version greater than 133. Proceeding with build.)
+ifeq ($(shell [ $(HUGO_VERSION) -gt 146 2>/dev/null ] && echo true || echo false), true)
+    $(info Hugo is available and has a version greater than 146. Proceeding with build.)
 else
-    $(warning Hugo is not available or using a version less than 134. Attempting to use docker. HUGO_VERSION=$(HUGO_VERSION))
+    $(warning Hugo is not available or using a version less than 147. Attempting to use docker. HUGO_VERSION=$(HUGO_VERSION))
     HUGO=docker run --rm -it -v ${CURDIR}:/src -p 1313:1313 ${HUGO_IMG} /src/hugo-entrypoint.sh
     ifeq (, $(shell docker version 2> /dev/null))
-        $(error Hugo (>0.134) or Docker are required to build the local previews.)
+        $(error Hugo (>0.147) or Docker are required to build the local previews.)
     endif
 endif