diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 52de0cd12..bf871df1d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2840,7 +2840,7 @@ checksum = "830d08ce1d1d941e6b30645f1a0eb5643013d835ce3779a5fc208261dbe10f55"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_api"
-version = "0.19.8-beta.0"
+version = "0.19.8"
 dependencies = [
  "activitypub_federation",
  "actix-web",
@@ -2870,7 +2870,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_api_common"
-version = "0.19.8-beta.0"
+version = "0.19.8"
 dependencies = [
  "activitypub_federation",
  "actix-web",
@@ -2909,7 +2909,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_api_crud"
-version = "0.19.8-beta.0"
+version = "0.19.8"
 dependencies = [
  "accept-language",
  "activitypub_federation",
@@ -2931,7 +2931,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_apub"
-version = "0.19.8-beta.0"
+version = "0.19.8"
 dependencies = [
  "activitypub_federation",
  "actix-web",
@@ -2968,7 +2968,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_db_perf"
-version = "0.19.8-beta.0"
+version = "0.19.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
@@ -2983,7 +2983,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_db_schema"
-version = "0.19.8-beta.0"
+version = "0.19.8"
 dependencies = [
  "activitypub_federation",
  "anyhow",
@@ -3022,7 +3022,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_db_views"
-version = "0.19.8-beta.0"
+version = "0.19.8"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-web",
  "chrono",
@@ -3044,7 +3044,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_db_views_actor"
-version = "0.19.8-beta.0"
+version = "0.19.8"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "diesel",
@@ -3064,7 +3064,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_db_views_moderator"
-version = "0.19.8-beta.0"
+version = "0.19.8"
 dependencies = [
  "diesel",
  "diesel-async",
@@ -3076,7 +3076,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_federate"
-version = "0.19.8-beta.0"
+version = "0.19.8"
 dependencies = [
  "activitypub_federation",
  "actix-web",
@@ -3107,7 +3107,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_routes"
-version = "0.19.8-beta.0"
+version = "0.19.8"
 dependencies = [
  "activitypub_federation",
  "actix-web",
@@ -3130,7 +3130,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_server"
-version = "0.19.8-beta.0"
+version = "0.19.8"
 dependencies = [
  "activitypub_federation",
  "actix-cors",
@@ -3174,7 +3174,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lemmy_utils"
-version = "0.19.8-beta.0"
+version = "0.19.8"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-web",
  "anyhow",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2efbaaf57..38d8f3c90 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.19.8-beta.0"
+version = "0.19.8"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "A link aggregator for the fediverse"
 license = "AGPL-3.0"
@@ -90,17 +90,17 @@ unwrap_used = "deny"
 unimplemented = "deny"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-lemmy_api = { version = "=0.19.8-beta.0", path = "./crates/api" }
-lemmy_api_crud = { version = "=0.19.8-beta.0", path = "./crates/api_crud" }
-lemmy_apub = { version = "=0.19.8-beta.0", path = "./crates/apub" }
-lemmy_utils = { version = "=0.19.8-beta.0", path = "./crates/utils", default-features = false }
-lemmy_db_schema = { version = "=0.19.8-beta.0", path = "./crates/db_schema" }
-lemmy_api_common = { version = "=0.19.8-beta.0", path = "./crates/api_common" }
-lemmy_routes = { version = "=0.19.8-beta.0", path = "./crates/routes" }
-lemmy_db_views = { version = "=0.19.8-beta.0", path = "./crates/db_views" }
-lemmy_db_views_actor = { version = "=0.19.8-beta.0", path = "./crates/db_views_actor" }
-lemmy_db_views_moderator = { version = "=0.19.8-beta.0", path = "./crates/db_views_moderator" }
-lemmy_federate = { version = "=0.19.8-beta.0", path = "./crates/federate" }
+lemmy_api = { version = "=0.19.8", path = "./crates/api" }
+lemmy_api_crud = { version = "=0.19.8", path = "./crates/api_crud" }
+lemmy_apub = { version = "=0.19.8", path = "./crates/apub" }
+lemmy_utils = { version = "=0.19.8", path = "./crates/utils", default-features = false }
+lemmy_db_schema = { version = "=0.19.8", path = "./crates/db_schema" }
+lemmy_api_common = { version = "=0.19.8", path = "./crates/api_common" }
+lemmy_routes = { version = "=0.19.8", path = "./crates/routes" }
+lemmy_db_views = { version = "=0.19.8", path = "./crates/db_views" }
+lemmy_db_views_actor = { version = "=0.19.8", path = "./crates/db_views_actor" }
+lemmy_db_views_moderator = { version = "=0.19.8", path = "./crates/db_views_moderator" }
+lemmy_federate = { version = "=0.19.8", path = "./crates/federate" }
 activitypub_federation = { version = "0.5.9", default-features = false, features = [
   "actix-web",
 ] }
diff --git a/crates/utils/translations b/crates/utils/translations
index 72f8defb1..11aacb1a4 160000
--- a/crates/utils/translations
+++ b/crates/utils/translations
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 72f8defb139f8e814ebfc21904980572a89ef62e
+Subproject commit 11aacb1a41f1d614fff4cb0fd045a066947d64f4
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 1f5bc3d37..92be8dbae 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ services:
 
   lemmy:
     # use "image" to pull down an already compiled lemmy. make sure to comment out "build".
-    # image: dessalines/lemmy:0.19.7
+    # image: dessalines/lemmy:0.19.8
     # platform: linux/x86_64 # no arm64 support. uncomment platform if using m1.
     # use "build" to build your local lemmy server image for development. make sure to comment out "image".
     # run: docker compose up --build
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ services:
 
   lemmy-ui:
     # use "image" to pull down an already compiled lemmy-ui. make sure to comment out "build".
-    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:0.19.7
+    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:0.19.8
     # platform: linux/x86_64 # no arm64 support. uncomment platform if using m1.
     # use "build" to build your local lemmy ui image for development. make sure to comment out "image".
     # run: docker compose up --build
diff --git a/docker/federation/docker-compose.yml b/docker/federation/docker-compose.yml
index 6d12da2d3..12921569a 100644
--- a/docker/federation/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/federation/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: "3.7"
 
 x-ui-default: &ui-default
   init: true
-  image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:0.19.7
+  image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:0.19.8
   # assuming lemmy-ui is cloned besides lemmy directory
   # build:
   #   context: ../../../lemmy-ui