diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ce196c8..a9304d6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -217,3 +217,4 @@
 /aarch64-port-jdk8u-shenandoah-aarch64-shenandoah-jdk8u282-b05-4curve.tar.xz
 /aarch64-port-jdk8u-shenandoah-aarch64-shenandoah-jdk8u282-b06-4curve.tar.xz
 /aarch64-port-jdk8u-shenandoah-aarch64-shenandoah-jdk8u282-b07-4curve.tar.xz
+/aarch64-port-jdk8u-shenandoah-aarch64-shenandoah-jdk8u282-b08-4curve.tar.xz
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index faf21be..ee1e724 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Live versions of these release notes can be found at:
   * https://bitly.com/openjdk8u282
   * https://builds.shipilev.net/backports-monitor/release-notes-openjdk8u282.txt
 
+* Security fixes
+  - JDK-8247619: Improve Direct Buffering of Characters
 * Other changes
   - JDK-6962725: Regtest javax/swing/JFileChooser/6738668/bug6738668.java fails under Linux
   - JDK-8008657: JSpinner setComponentOrientation doesn't affect on text orientation
diff --git a/java-1.8.0-openjdk.spec b/java-1.8.0-openjdk.spec
index 4c22baf..69ca4da 100644
--- a/java-1.8.0-openjdk.spec
+++ b/java-1.8.0-openjdk.spec
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
 # note, following three variables are sedded from update_sources if used correctly. Hardcode them rather there.
 %global shenandoah_project	aarch64-port
 %global shenandoah_repo		jdk8u-shenandoah
-%global shenandoah_revision    	aarch64-shenandoah-jdk8u282-b07
+%global shenandoah_revision    	aarch64-shenandoah-jdk8u282-b08
 # Define old aarch64/jdk8u tree variables for compatibility
 %global project         %{shenandoah_project}
 %global repo            %{shenandoah_repo}
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
 # Release will be (where N is usually a number starting at 1):
 # - 0.N%%{?extraver}%%{?dist} for EA releases,
 # - N%%{?extraver}{?dist} for GA releases
-%global is_ga           0
+%global is_ga           1
 %if %{is_ga}
 %global milestone          fcs
 %global milestone_version  %{nil}
@@ -2592,6 +2592,10 @@ require "copy_jdk_configs.lua"
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jan 15 2021 Andrew Hughes <gnu.andrew@redhat.com> - 1:1.8.0.282.b08-0
+- Update to aarch64-shenandoah-jdk8u282-b08 (GA)
+- Update release notes for 8u282-b08.
+
 * Fri Jan 15 2021 Andrew Hughes <gnu.andrew@redhat.com> - 1:1.8.0.282.b07-0.0.ea
 - Update to aarch64-shenandoah-jdk8u282-b07 (EA)
 - Update release notes for 8u282-b07 and make some minor corrections.
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index c649a4f..a2b2f6a 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 SHA512 (tapsets-icedtea-3.15.0.tar.xz) = c752a197cb3d812d50c35e11e4722772be40096c81d2a57933e0d9b8a3c708b9c157b8108a4e33a06ca7bb81648170994408c75d6f69d5ff12785d0c31009671
-SHA512 (aarch64-port-jdk8u-shenandoah-aarch64-shenandoah-jdk8u282-b07-4curve.tar.xz) = a44759e756a5a7c486e677f18f63d4ba988f36c0cd806372292122da178a210ce97b377bdfd9f04f9850b52cf7a81a488df2ed3a2285ab19ac1d0f1173a03c5a
+SHA512 (aarch64-port-jdk8u-shenandoah-aarch64-shenandoah-jdk8u282-b08-4curve.tar.xz) = 166549a3cebab7a27811b9a486930d4cdce688af9a8e0ab6d6718550694cff42718cc6a9cee7703e409d82a967eacc6b009e9389ca85cfa0748d93bda3517c66