update NEWS and DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/inst/NEWS b/inst/NEWS
index dfb9c84..0a751bb 100644
--- a/inst/NEWS
+++ b/inst/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Version 0.8 (unreleased)
+Version 0.8
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 - Add support for the chalkboard plugin