diff --git a/gnu/system.scm b/gnu/system.scm
index 354f58f55b..5c4c045e28 100644
--- a/gnu/system.scm
+++ b/gnu/system.scm
@@ -804,9 +804,7 @@ (define (hurd-default-essential-services os)
           %boot-service
           %hurd-startup-service
           %activation-service
-          (service shepherd-root-service-type
-                   (shepherd-configuration
-                    (shepherd shepherd-0.8)))     ;no Fibers
+          (service shepherd-root-service-type)
 
           (service user-processes-service-type)
           (account-service (append (operating-system-accounts os)
diff --git a/gnu/system/hurd.scm b/gnu/system/hurd.scm
index 558d1ee9e3..0aa473fd42 100644
--- a/gnu/system/hurd.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/hurd.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2020-2022 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2020-2023 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ (define %base-packages/hurd
   ;; Note: the Shepherd comes before the Hurd, not just because its duty is to
   ;; shepherd the herd, but also because we want its 'halt' and 'reboot'
   ;; commands to take precedence.
-  (list shepherd-0.8 hurd bash coreutils file findutils grep sed
+  (list shepherd-0.10 hurd bash coreutils file findutils grep sed
         diffutils patch gawk tar gzip bzip2 xz lzip
         guile-3.0-latest guile-colorized guile-readline
         net-base inetutils less shadow sudo which