diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ccaf925ac..3259ecd37 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 ### Changed
 - Webhook Proxy maintenance ([#1298](https://github.com/opendevstack/ods-core/pull/1298))
 - Update SonarQube to 10.x non LTS ([#1300](https://github.com/opendevstack/ods-core/issues/1300))
+- Update Nexus to version 3.70.3 ([#1298](https://github.com/opendevstack/ods-core/pull/1308))
 - Jenkins maintenance ([#1299](https://github.com/opendevstack/ods-core/pull/1299)) and update java version in Jenkins ([#1295](https://github.com/opendevstack/ods-core/issues/1295))
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/configuration-sample/ods-core.env.sample b/configuration-sample/ods-core.env.sample
index 2dd4454cc..ea5802350 100644
--- a/configuration-sample/ods-core.env.sample
+++ b/configuration-sample/ods-core.env.sample
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ ODS_BITBUCKET_PROJECT=opendevstack
 # Nexus base image
 # See Dockerhub https://hub.docker.com/r/sonatype/nexus3/tags.
 # Officially supported is:
-# - 3.68.1-java11
-NEXUS_IMAGE_TAG=3.68.1-java11
+# - 3.70.3-java11-ubi
+NEXUS_IMAGE_TAG=3.70.3-java11-ubi
 
 # Nexus host without protocol.
 # The domain should be equal to OPENSHIFT_APPS_BASEDOMAIN (see below).
diff --git a/nexus/chart/Chart.yaml b/nexus/chart/Chart.yaml
index 207e5a7f2..82e885339 100644
--- a/nexus/chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/nexus/chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ version: 1.1.0
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
 # It is recommended to use it with quotes.
-appVersion: "3.68.1-java11"
+appVersion: "3.70.3-java11-ubi"