diff --git a/CMakeExternals/GDCM.cmake b/CMakeExternals/GDCM.cmake
index a8d1577792..0d384ba1e8 100644
--- a/CMakeExternals/GDCM.cmake
+++ b/CMakeExternals/GDCM.cmake
@@ -1,71 +1,71 @@
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # GDCM
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Sanity checks
 if(DEFINED GDCM_DIR AND NOT EXISTS ${GDCM_DIR})
   message(FATAL_ERROR "GDCM_DIR variable is defined but corresponds to non-existing directory")
 endif()
 
 # Check if an external ITK build tree was specified.
 # If yes, use the GDCM from ITK, otherwise ITK will complain
 if(ITK_DIR)
   find_package(ITK)
   if(ITK_GDCM_DIR)
     set(GDCM_DIR ${ITK_GDCM_DIR})
   endif()
 endif()
 
 
 set(proj GDCM)
 set(proj_DEPENDENCIES )
 set(GDCM_DEPENDS ${proj})
 
 if(NOT DEFINED GDCM_DIR)
 
   set(additional_args )
   if(CTEST_USE_LAUNCHERS)
     list(APPEND additional_args
       "-DCMAKE_PROJECT_${proj}_INCLUDE:FILEPATH=${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CTestUseLaunchers.cmake"
     )
   endif()
 
   # On Mac some assertions fail that prevent reading certain DICOM files. Bug #19995
   if(APPLE)
     list(APPEND additional_args
       "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG:STRING=${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} -DNDEBUG"
     )
   endif()
 
   mitk_query_custom_ep_vars()
 
   ExternalProject_Add(${proj}
      LIST_SEPARATOR ${sep}
-     URL ${MITK_THIRDPARTY_DOWNLOAD_PREFIX_URL}/gdcm-3.0.4.tar.gz
-     URL_MD5 f12dbded708356d5fa0b5ed37ccdb66e
+     URL ${MITK_THIRDPARTY_DOWNLOAD_PREFIX_URL}/gdcm-3.0.8.tar.gz
+     URL_MD5 29e0e60b04183e3eb9c18ad093156b2c
      CMAKE_GENERATOR ${gen}
      CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM ${gen_platform}
      CMAKE_ARGS
        ${ep_common_args}
        ${additional_args}
        -DGDCM_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=ON
        -DGDCM_BUILD_DOCBOOK_MANPAGES:BOOL=OFF
        ${${proj}_CUSTOM_CMAKE_ARGS}
      CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
        ${ep_common_cache_args}
        ${${proj}_CUSTOM_CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS}
      CMAKE_CACHE_DEFAULT_ARGS
        ${ep_common_cache_default_args}
        ${${proj}_CUSTOM_CMAKE_CACHE_DEFAULT_ARGS}
      DEPENDS ${proj_DEPENDENCIES}
     )
   set(GDCM_DIR ${ep_prefix})
   mitkFunctionInstallExternalCMakeProject(${proj})
 
 else()
 
   mitkMacroEmptyExternalProject(${proj} "${proj_DEPENDENCIES}")
 
   find_package(GDCM)
 
 endif()