diff --git a/.github/workflows/ant.yml b/.github/workflows/ant.yml
index 7094d0ee..0c862a4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ant.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ant.yml
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ jobs:
         ant -noinput -buildfile build.xml
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
-        name: Package
         path: release/kmttg.jar
+        if-no-files-found: error
diff --git a/.project b/.project
index bb3613cf..f76e5b2f 100644
--- a/.project
+++ b/.project
@@ -10,26 +10,6 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ExternalToolBuilder</name>
-			<triggers>full,incremental,</triggers>
-			<arguments>
-				<dictionary>
-					<key>LaunchConfigHandle</key>
-					<value>&lt;project&gt;/.externalToolBuilders/ant builder.launch</value>
-				</dictionary>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ExternalToolBuilder</name>
-			<triggers>full,incremental,</triggers>
-			<arguments>
-				<dictionary>
-					<key>LaunchConfigHandle</key>
-					<value>&lt;project&gt;/.externalToolBuilders/cp.launch</value>
-				</dictionary>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
 	<natures>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index d421637e..7b88af3d 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <project name="kmttg" basedir="." default="all">
-    <property name="rversion" value="v2.8-l-pre"/>
+    <property name="rversion" value="v2.8-l"/>
     <tstamp/>
     <property name="bversion" value="${DSTAMP}-${TSTAMP}"/>
     <property name="lib" value="lib"/>
@@ -58,7 +58,15 @@
         </jar>
     </target>
     <target name="build" depends="create">
-        <javac includeantruntime="false" debug="true" debuglevel="${debuglevel}" destdir="bin" source="${source}" target="${target}">
+        <javac
+        	includeantruntime="false"
+        	debug="true"
+        	debuglevel="${debuglevel}"
+        	destdir="bin"
+        	source="${source}"
+        	target="${target}"
+        	>
+        	<!-- to better test java 8 compatability bootclasspath="C:\Program Files\Eclipse Adoptium\jdk-8.0.362.9-hotspot\jre\lib\rt.jar" -->
             <src path="src"/>
             <classpath refid="main.classpath"/>
         	<compilerarg value="-Xlint:deprecation" />
diff --git a/src/com/tivo/kmttg/main/config.java b/src/com/tivo/kmttg/main/config.java
index 4acd0734..77ba9bfb 100644
--- a/src/com/tivo/kmttg/main/config.java
+++ b/src/com/tivo/kmttg/main/config.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 import com.tivo.kmttg.httpserver.kmttgServer;
 
 public class config {
-   public static String kmttg = "kmttg v2.8-l-pre";
+   public static String kmttg = "kmttg v2.8-l";
    
    // encoding related
    public static String encProfDir = "";
diff --git a/version b/version
index f9ad879b..1249c4b1 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v2.7-l
+v2.8-l