diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 580e1a98..e2fa06f9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## [0.8.0] - 2026-08-28
+
+- Release 0.8.0: Phase 6 completion (Oliver pin 06dd640, adapter direct), theme registry + config nav, DaisyUI trio + palette switching, UX sweep 2, identity primitives, docs trio
+
 ## [0.7.0] - 2026-08-15
 
 - Release 0.7.0: Oliver pinned to 6edb520c with download-first install from upstream builds release
diff --git a/bones/config/version b/bones/config/version
index faef31a4..a3df0a69 100644
--- a/bones/config/version
+++ b/bones/config/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.7.0
+0.8.0
diff --git a/bones/scripts/tests/fixtures/oliver-smoke/smoke-fixture-expected.html b/bones/scripts/tests/fixtures/oliver-smoke/smoke-fixture-expected.html
index 9dc2a4ac..8cefdb20 100644
--- a/bones/scripts/tests/fixtures/oliver-smoke/smoke-fixture-expected.html
+++ b/bones/scripts/tests/fixtures/oliver-smoke/smoke-fixture-expected.html
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ <h1 class="rk-title">Smoke Fixture &amp; &lt;Tomb&gt;</h1>
 > Keep the dead quiet at night.
     </main>
     <footer class="rk-footer">
-      <p class="footer-credit">Rendered by Rotkeeper · v0.7.0</p>
+      <p class="footer-credit">Rendered by Rotkeeper · v0.8.0</p>
     </footer>
   </div>
 </body>
diff --git a/bones/scripts/tests/fixtures/template-golden/theme-brutal.golden.html b/bones/scripts/tests/fixtures/template-golden/theme-brutal.golden.html
index e094e078..b405d978 100644
--- a/bones/scripts/tests/fixtures/template-golden/theme-brutal.golden.html
+++ b/bones/scripts/tests/fixtures/template-golden/theme-brutal.golden.html
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ <h2>Blocks</h2>
       </article>
     </main>
     <footer class="brutal-footer">
-      <span>RENDERED BY ROTKEEPER · v0.7.0</span>
+      <span>RENDERED BY ROTKEEPER · v0.8.0</span>
       
     </footer>
   </div>
diff --git a/bones/scripts/tests/fixtures/template-golden/theme-spooky-dark-xhtml.golden.html b/bones/scripts/tests/fixtures/template-golden/theme-spooky-dark-xhtml.golden.html
index 04ce3636..cccb32d2 100644
--- a/bones/scripts/tests/fixtures/template-golden/theme-spooky-dark-xhtml.golden.html
+++ b/bones/scripts/tests/fixtures/template-golden/theme-spooky-dark-xhtml.golden.html
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ <h2>Blocks</h2>
     </div>
     <footer class="journal-footer">
       <p class="rk-lore">† The Rotkeeper tends the necropolis — what is buried here is not lost †</p>
-      <p class="footer-credit">Rendered by Rotkeeper · v0.7.0</p>
+      <p class="footer-credit">Rendered by Rotkeeper · v0.8.0</p>
     </footer>
   </div>
 </body>
diff --git a/bones/scripts/tests/fixtures/template-golden/theme-spooky-dark.golden.html b/bones/scripts/tests/fixtures/template-golden/theme-spooky-dark.golden.html
index 4e3c7a6c..01c3f8ba 100644
--- a/bones/scripts/tests/fixtures/template-golden/theme-spooky-dark.golden.html
+++ b/bones/scripts/tests/fixtures/template-golden/theme-spooky-dark.golden.html
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ <h2>Blocks</h2>
     </div>
     <footer class="journal-footer">
       <p class="rk-lore">† The Rotkeeper tends the necropolis — what is buried here is not lost †</p>
-      <p class="footer-credit">Rendered by Rotkeeper · v0.7.0</p>
+      <p class="footer-credit">Rendered by Rotkeeper · v0.8.0</p>
     </footer>
   </div>
 </body>
diff --git a/home/content/docs/road-to-bones/index.md b/home/content/docs/road-to-bones/index.md
index 9d33632b..40baed38 100644
--- a/home/content/docs/road-to-bones/index.md
+++ b/home/content/docs/road-to-bones/index.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ their exact Git commit. Where the source is silent, the ledger stays silent.
 
 ## Living Buildlog
 <!-- LIVING_BUILDLOG_START -->
+* `v0.8.0` - (2026-08-28 11:08) - Release 0.8.0: Phase 6 completion (Oliver pin 06dd640, adapter direct), theme registry + config nav, DaisyUI trio + palette switching, UX sweep 2, identity primitives, docs trio
 * `v0.7.0` - (2026-08-15 11:45) - Release 0.7.0: Oliver pinned to 6edb520c with download-first install from upstream builds release
 * `v0.6.0` - (2026-08-13 07:12) - 0.6.0 engineering pass — shell safety, hardening, hygiene
 * `v0.5.3` - (2026-08-13 00:08) - Oliver renderer swap: rc-oliver-adapter, preflight gating, hermetic GFM contract fixtures, CI matrix hardening