diff --git a/change/@fluentui-web-components-ae743a06-9fcf-4bf6-aea9-f0075a9ac8c7.json b/change/@fluentui-web-components-ae743a06-9fcf-4bf6-aea9-f0075a9ac8c7.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d893cdb0b42d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/@fluentui-web-components-ae743a06-9fcf-4bf6-aea9-f0075a9ac8c7.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "patch",
+  "comment": "version bump fast foundation",
+  "packageName": "@fluentui/web-components",
+  "email": "jes@microsoft.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}
diff --git a/packages/web-components/package.json b/packages/web-components/package.json
index 5ab94d400b092..a273e5ed0d166 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/package.json
+++ b/packages/web-components/package.json
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@microsoft/fast-colors": "^5.1.0",
     "@microsoft/fast-element": "^1.5.0",
-    "@microsoft/fast-foundation": "^2.8.0",
+    "@microsoft/fast-foundation": "^2.8.1",
     "lodash-es": "^4.17.20",
     "tslib": "^1.13.0"
   }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e4c135a2019dd..32db3a2bd06f0 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2680,10 +2680,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@microsoft/fast-element/-/fast-element-1.5.0.tgz#fcef9058cb007561f9fa85dcf537cbb618aec8b3"
   integrity sha512-usrPwHFdV4w4nZ3vlBbTYy9lXwfu0QJWfjHItgIqBIGkUIoWotW91BQaszt3xlQXx8e3v8294WEMtfc/MCukRA==
 
-"@microsoft/fast-foundation@^2.8.0":
-  version "2.8.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@microsoft/fast-foundation/-/fast-foundation-2.8.0.tgz#f6757ab24bec41dd4b846d90fb1dfbf4d10d10b0"
-  integrity sha512-UjLXxTrx8w5EiXq3JLTZ7zEzJJjofKAuv7Q6zgq22AByKU1mfEMAn6c74w1cCZ/YUn9NTaes1hzW3gJwuqYfoQ==
+"@microsoft/fast-foundation@^2.8.1":
+  version "2.8.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@microsoft/fast-foundation/-/fast-foundation-2.8.1.tgz#d9e2da692c844ed6278e291f8fac5ca7a02782f7"
+  integrity sha512-5UkP5KDfy5WbGUIEvWhgzfBwf5sy6qkHjVJNh0S4bkfIMmJBIsTiqrpBgGiwRZytJf9KyLyTaKit7IOvutCezw==
   dependencies:
     "@microsoft/fast-element" "^1.5.0"
     "@microsoft/fast-web-utilities" "^4.8.0"