diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eb3c9427b..f949f7940 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ ALL_ARCH = amd64 arm64
 ## Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 #IMAGE_NAME := cluster-api-provider-maas-controller
 #IMG_URL ?= gcr.io/spectro-dev-public/release/cluster-api
-#IMG_TAG ?= v0.7.0
+#IMG_TAG ?= v0.8.0
 #IMG ?= ${IMG_URL}/${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMG_TAG}
 
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMAGE_NAME := cluster-api-provider-maas-controller
 REGISTRY ?= "us-east1-docker.pkg.dev/spectro-images/dev/${USER}/cluster-api"
-IMG_TAG ?= v0.7.0
+IMG_TAG ?= v0.8.0
 CONTROLLER_IMG ?= ${REGISTRY}/${IMAGE_NAME}
 
 # Set --output-base for conversion-gen if we are not within GOPATH
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7bc46a255..7986c0fac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -92,14 +92,14 @@ WORKER_MACHINE_TAG: hello-world
 ```
 - Initialize infrastructure
 ```bash
-clusterctl init --infrastructure maas:v0.7.0
+clusterctl init --infrastructure maas:v0.8.0
 ```
   `clusterctl init` substitutes `MAAS_ENDPOINT`/`MAAS_API_KEY` into the
   `capmaas-manager-bootstrap-credentials` secret (in the `capmaas-system` namespace)
   and wires it into the controller — you do **not** need to create the secret by hand.
 - Generate and create cluster
 ```
-clusterctl generate cluster t-cluster --infrastructure=maas:v0.7.0 --kubernetes-version v1.33.5 --control-plane-machine-count=1 --worker-machine-count=3 | kubectl apply -f -
+clusterctl generate cluster t-cluster --infrastructure=maas:v0.8.0 --kubernetes-version v1.33.5 --control-plane-machine-count=1 --worker-machine-count=3 | kubectl apply -f -
 ```
 
 ### Testing the provider
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ make test
 
 - Set `IMG` to the controller image you control (registry + image + tag). This same image must be used for `docker-build`, `docker-push`, and `dev-manifests` so that the generated `infrastructure-components.yaml` points at the image you actually pushed. Export it once so every step picks it up:
 ```shell
-export IMG=<your-registry>/cluster-api-provider-maas-controller-amd64:v0.7.0
+export IMG=<your-registry>/cluster-api-provider-maas-controller-amd64:v0.8.0
 ```
 
 - Build and push the controller image:
@@ -125,14 +125,14 @@ make docker-build && make docker-push
 make dev-manifests IMG=$IMG
 ```
 
-- Move _build/dev/ directory contents to ~/.clusterapi/overrides v0.7.0 depending on version you are working with
+- Move _build/dev/ directory contents to ~/.cluster-api/overrides v0.8.0 depending on version you are working with
 
 ```text
 .
 ├── clusterctl.yaml
 ├── overrides
 │   ├── infrastructure-maas
-│       └── v0.7.0
+│       └── v0.8.0
 │           ├── cluster-template.yaml
 │           ├── infrastructure-components.yaml
 │           └── metadata.yaml
@@ -144,24 +144,24 @@ make dev-manifests IMG=$IMG
 
 - Run
 ```shell
-clusterctl init --infrastructure maas:v0.7.0
+clusterctl init --infrastructure maas:v0.8.0
 ```
 
 
 ## Install CRDs
-### v1beta1 v0.7.0 release
+### v1beta1 v0.8.0 release
 - Generate cluster using
 ```shell
-clusterctl generate cluster t-cluster  --infrastructure=maas:v0.7.0 | kubectl apply -f -
+clusterctl generate cluster t-cluster  --infrastructure=maas:v0.8.0 | kubectl apply -f -
 ```
 or
 ```shell
-clusterctl generate cluster t-cluster --infrastructure=maas:v0.7.0 --kubernetes-version v1.33.5 > my_cluster.yaml
+clusterctl generate cluster t-cluster --infrastructure=maas:v0.8.0 --kubernetes-version v1.33.5 > my_cluster.yaml
 kubectl apply -f my_cluster.yaml
 ```
 or
 ```shell
-clusterctl generate cluster t-cluster --infrastructure=maas:v0.7.0 --kubernetes-version v1.33.5 --control-plane-machine-count=1 --worker-machine-count=3 > my_cluster.yaml
+clusterctl generate cluster t-cluster --infrastructure=maas:v0.8.0 --kubernetes-version v1.33.5 --control-plane-machine-count=1 --worker-machine-count=3 > my_cluster.yaml
 kubectl apply -f my_cluster.yaml
 ```
 
diff --git a/clusterctl-settings.json b/clusterctl-settings.json
index 90d583600..7bf193997 100644
--- a/clusterctl-settings.json
+++ b/clusterctl-settings.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
   "name": "infrastructure-maas",
   "config": {
     "componentsFile": "infrastructure-components.yaml",
-    "nextVersion": "v0.7.0"
+    "nextVersion": "v0.8.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/metadata.yaml b/metadata.yaml
index 1744c21e6..dedaa80d2 100644
--- a/metadata.yaml
+++ b/metadata.yaml
@@ -25,4 +25,7 @@ releaseSeries:
     contract: v1beta1
   - major: 0
     minor: 7
+    contract: v1beta1
+  - major: 0
+    minor: 8
     contract: v1beta1
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