diff --git a/config_defaults.yml b/config_defaults.yml
index bb173187..00e65828 100644
--- a/config_defaults.yml
+++ b/config_defaults.yml
@@ -557,6 +557,8 @@ Gemfile:
       - gem: 'puppet-strings'
         version: '~> 4.0'
       - gem: 'puppetlabs_spec_helper'
+        version: '~> 8.0'
+      - gem: 'puppet-blacksmith'
         version: '~> 7.0'
     ':system_tests':
       - gem: 'puppet_litmus'