diff --git a/bridges/testing/environments/rococo-westend/bridges_rococo_westend.sh b/bridges/testing/environments/rococo-westend/bridges_rococo_westend.sh
index b146c28ff5585d6889e7252ef9cb5c9d19e92ea1..c6011a2aa84d30db25c30a19a4ecb7d950a887b7 100755
--- a/bridges/testing/environments/rococo-westend/bridges_rococo_westend.sh
+++ b/bridges/testing/environments/rococo-westend/bridges_rococo_westend.sh
@@ -227,11 +227,6 @@ function run_messages_relay() {
 }
 
 case "$1" in
-  run-relay)
-    init_wnd_ro
-    init_ro_wnd
-    run_relay
-    ;;
   run-finality-relay)
     init_wnd_ro
     init_ro_wnd
@@ -453,7 +448,6 @@ case "$1" in
   *)
     echo "A command is require. Supported commands for:
     Local (zombienet) run:
-          - run-relay
           - run-finality-relay
           - run-parachains-relay
           - run-messages-relay
diff --git a/cumulus/parachains/runtimes/bridge-hubs/README.md b/cumulus/parachains/runtimes/bridge-hubs/README.md
index a9f1f98d142d70bff0cb15b0972c0c9baf022c0e..cc37cb92480cbdde0e9ec9e8cd27d340f7001f19 100644
--- a/cumulus/parachains/runtimes/bridge-hubs/README.md
+++ b/cumulus/parachains/runtimes/bridge-hubs/README.md
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ POLKADOT_PARACHAIN_BINARY=~/local_bridge_testing/bin/polkadot-parachain \
 ```
 cd <polkadot-sdk-git-repo-dir>
 
-./bridges/testing/environments/rococo-westend/bridges_rococo_westend.sh run-relay
+./bridges/testing/environments/rococo-westend/bridges_rococo_westend.sh run-finality-relay
 ```
 
 **Check relay-chain headers relaying:**
diff --git a/docker/dockerfiles/bridges_zombienet_tests_injected.Dockerfile b/docker/dockerfiles/bridges_zombienet_tests_injected.Dockerfile
index f9879fea2082245107512aed77c6670f2bed911e..280b289b008edc6e80e8755ec61b722a1a156b7a 100644
--- a/docker/dockerfiles/bridges_zombienet_tests_injected.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/dockerfiles/bridges_zombienet_tests_injected.Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # this image is built on top of existing Zombienet image
 ARG ZOMBIENET_IMAGE
 # this image uses substrate-relay image built elsewhere
-ARG SUBSTRATE_RELAY_IMAGE=docker.io/paritytech/substrate-relay:v1.7.0
+ARG SUBSTRATE_RELAY_IMAGE=docker.io/paritytech/substrate-relay:v1.8.0
 
 # metadata
 ARG VCS_REF