diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/azcopy/util.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/azcopy/util.py
index 266153bd06f..3524b647827 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/azcopy/util.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/azcopy/util.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 STORAGE_RESOURCE_ENDPOINT = "https://storage.azure.com"
 SERVICES = {'blob', 'file'}
-AZCOPY_VERSION = '10.5.0'
+AZCOPY_VERSION = '10.8.0'
 
 
 class AzCopy:
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def install_azcopy(self, install_location):
         install_dir = os.path.dirname(install_location)
         if not os.path.exists(install_dir):
             os.makedirs(install_dir)
-        base_url = 'https://azcopyvnext.azureedge.net/release20200709/azcopy_{}_{}_{}.{}'
+        base_url = 'https://azcopyvnext.azureedge.net/release20201211/azcopy_{}_{}_{}.{}'
 
         if self.system == 'Windows':
             if platform.machine().endswith('64'):
@@ -53,11 +53,12 @@ def install_azcopy(self, install_location):
         else:
             raise CLIError('Azcopy ({}) does not exist.'.format(self.system))
         try:
-            _urlretrieve(file_url, install_location)
             os.chmod(install_location,
                      os.stat(install_location).st_mode | stat.S_IXUSR | stat.S_IXGRP | stat.S_IXOTH)
+            _urlretrieve(file_url, install_location)
         except IOError as err:
-            raise CLIError('Connection error while attempting to download azcopy ({})'.format(err))
+            raise CLIError('Connection error while attempting to download azcopy {}. You could also install the '
+                           'specified azcopy version to {} manually. ({})'.format(AZCOPY_VERSION, install_dir, err))
 
     def check_version(self):
         try: