diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d8d4d7e..289ae01 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2022-05-25  Omar Polo  <op@omarpolo.com>
+
+	* configure.ac: tag 0.8 "Le Scarpe Volanti"
+
+	* configure.ac: disable landlock check.  it's currently unused
+	after the fs/ui merge, but it may come back in the future.
+
 2022-05-05  Omar Polo  <op@omarpolo.com>
 
 	* ui.c (ui_on_download_refresh): rate-limit the update of the
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bb2ce8d..3977aa2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([telescope], [0.7.1-current], [telescope@omarpolo.com], [telescope], [gemini://telescope.omarpolo.com])
+AC_INIT([telescope], [0.8], [telescope@omarpolo.com], [telescope], [gemini://telescope.omarpolo.com])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(etc)
 AC_CONFIG_LIBOBJ_DIR(compat)
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST