diff --git a/changelog/fragments/bump-operator-frameworkapi.yaml b/changelog/fragments/bump-operator-frameworkapi.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b282c576d3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/fragments/bump-operator-frameworkapi.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# entries is a list of entries to include in
+# release notes and/or the migration guide
+entries:
+  - description: >
+      Optional `OperatorHub.io` validator called by `operator-sdk bundle validate ./bundle --select-optional name=operatorhub` now includes a previously missing category `Modernization & Migration`.
+    kind: "bugfix"
+    breaking: false
+  - description: >
+      Improves the validate bundle spec error message to provide a better explanation when invalid service accounts are found.
+    kind: "bugfix"
+    breaking: false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a3a2df85f5a..386ad92dc61 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/maxbrunsfeld/counterfeiter/v6 v6.2.2
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.16.4
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.15.0
-	github.com/operator-framework/api v0.10.7
+	github.com/operator-framework/api v0.10.8-0.20211117153235-f579141ce61d
 	github.com/operator-framework/java-operator-plugins v0.1.0
 	github.com/operator-framework/operator-lib v0.6.0
 	github.com/operator-framework/operator-registry v1.17.4
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7d56e768427..d197655ea80 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -900,8 +900,8 @@ github.com/openzipkin/zipkin-go v0.2.1/go.mod h1:NaW6tEwdmWMaCDZzg8sh+IBNOxHMPnh
 github.com/openzipkin/zipkin-go v0.2.2/go.mod h1:NaW6tEwdmWMaCDZzg8sh+IBNOxHMPnhQw8ySjnjRyN4=
 github.com/operator-framework/api v0.7.1/go.mod h1:L7IvLd/ckxJEJg/t4oTTlnHKAJIP/p51AvEslW3wYdY=
 github.com/operator-framework/api v0.10.0/go.mod h1:tV0BUNvly7szq28ZPBXhjp1Sqg5yHCOeX19ui9K4vjI=
-github.com/operator-framework/api v0.10.7 h1:GlZJ6m+0WSVdSsSjTbhKKAvHXamWJXhwXHUhVwL8LBE=
-github.com/operator-framework/api v0.10.7/go.mod h1:PtQSNSuVrhSC6YE6JJJZv3nnZJc32osKX8FmFUZK05U=
+github.com/operator-framework/api v0.10.8-0.20211117153235-f579141ce61d h1:r0cS+cLsjnSy2YnS93+26QDYa2jlM4RkXnDZMZ9HOUE=
+github.com/operator-framework/api v0.10.8-0.20211117153235-f579141ce61d/go.mod h1:PtQSNSuVrhSC6YE6JJJZv3nnZJc32osKX8FmFUZK05U=
 github.com/operator-framework/java-operator-plugins v0.1.0 h1:khkYsrkEG4m+wT+oPjZYmWXo8jd0QQ8E4agSrqrhPhU=
 github.com/operator-framework/java-operator-plugins v0.1.0/go.mod h1:sGKGELFkUeRqElcyvyPC89bC76YnCL7MPMa13P0AQcw=
 github.com/operator-framework/operator-lib v0.6.0 h1:srZoTL8P7OZUOovMkQkd4vwIbFzFNW413R/6V9N9rz4=