diff --git a/.chronicle.yaml b/.chronicle.yaml
index 400437c8..a2e6c04b 100644
--- a/.chronicle.yaml
+++ b/.chronicle.yaml
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 enforce-v0: true # don't make breaking-change label bump major version before 1.0.
+title: ""
diff --git a/.github/actions/bootstrap/action.yaml b/.github/actions/bootstrap/action.yaml
index 0bf02eb1..7fdf6fc7 100644
--- a/.github/actions/bootstrap/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/bootstrap/action.yaml
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ runs:
       with:
         path: |
           ~/go/pkg/mod
-        key: ${{ inputs.cache-key-prefix }}-${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ inputs.go-version }}-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
+        key: ${{ inputs.cache-key-prefix }}-${{ runner.os }}-go-mod-${{ inputs.go-version }}-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
         restore-keys: |
-          ${{ inputs.cache-key-prefix }}-${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ inputs.go-version }}-
+          ${{ inputs.cache-key-prefix }}-${{ runner.os }}-go-mod-${{ inputs.go-version }}-
 
     - name: (cache-miss) Bootstrap project tools
       shell: bash
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ runs:
       with:
         path: |
           ~/.cache/go-build
-        key: ${{ inputs.cache-key-prefix }}-${{ inputs.build-cache-key-prefix }}-${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ inputs.go-version }}-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
+        key: ${{ inputs.cache-key-prefix }}-${{ inputs.build-cache-key-prefix }}-${{ runner.os }}-go-build-${{ inputs.go-version }}-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
         restore-keys: |
-          ${{ inputs.cache-key-prefix }}-${{ inputs.build-cache-key-prefix }}-${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ inputs.go-version }}-
+          ${{ inputs.cache-key-prefix }}-${{ inputs.build-cache-key-prefix }}-${{ runner.os }}-go-build-${{ inputs.go-version }}-
 
     - name: (cache-miss) Bootstrap go dependencies
       shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 01a43e6b..fa1e3e10 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ on:
         description: tag the latest commit on main with the given version (prefixed with v)
         required: true
 
-env:
-  GO_VERSION: "1.21.x"
-
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
@@ -121,7 +118,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Tag release
         run: |
-          git tag ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+          git config user.name "anchoreci"
+          git config user.email "anchoreci@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git tag -a ${{ github.event.inputs.version }} -m "Release ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
           git push origin --tags
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b3cf2ad9..d4b3758b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ GLOW_CMD = $(TEMP_DIR)/glow
 GOLANGCILINT_VERSION := v1.54.2
 GOSIMPORTS_VERSION := v0.3.8
 BOUNCER_VERSION := v0.4.0
-CHRONICLE_VERSION := v0.7.0
+CHRONICLE_VERSION := v0.8.0
 GORELEASER_VERSION := v1.20.0
 YAJSV_VERSION := v1.4.1
 QUILL_VERSION := v0.4.1