diff --git a/lnplay b/lnplay
index 178d03c..0871228 160000
--- a/lnplay
+++ b/lnplay
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 178d03c01dbb17e8fe5b9fd47040a79758dc4075
+Subproject commit 08712283546306fd3a308ba065468a7e06c491f4
diff --git a/project_defaults.sh b/project_defaults.sh
index 2789cff..f5a5b58 100755
--- a/project_defaults.sh
+++ b/project_defaults.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ DEFAULT_DB_IMAGE="mariadb:10.11.2-jammy"
 
 
 # run the docker stack.
-export GHOST_IMAGE="ghost:5.75.1"
+export GHOST_IMAGE="ghost:5.78.0"
 
 # TODO switch to mysql. May require intricate export work for existing sites. 
 # THIS MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE v1 RELEASE