Version 8.0.0 of the Hydra gem has been released!

To use hydra 8.0.0 add the following line to your Gemfile:

gem ‘hydra’, ‘8.0.0’

Then bundle install.  To test things out try the Dive into Hydra tutorial archived in the /doc directory inside the gem which is also on the github wiki:https://github.com/projecthydra/hydra/tree/8-0-stable/doc

This release is the first in the line of 8.x releases which are the last supporting Fedora 3.  Hydra 9.0.0 which supports Fedora 4 was previously released.

hydra-head v8.1.0
active-fedora v8.0.1
blacklight v5.10.0
rubydora v1.8.1
om v3.1.0
solrizer v3.3.0
jettywrapper v1.8.3

For full details, please see the individual dependency release notes.  Many thanks to all involved!