diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+git-annex (7.20200204) upstream; urgency=medium
+
+  * Fix build with persistent-template 2.8.0.
+  * Makefile: Really move the fish completion to the
+    vendor_completions.d directory.
+
+ -- Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>  Tue, 04 Feb 2020 14:30:55 -0400
+
 git-annex (7.20200202.7) upstream; urgency=medium
 
   * add: --force-annex/--force-git options make it easier to override
diff --git a/Database/ContentIdentifier.hs b/Database/ContentIdentifier.hs
--- a/Database/ContentIdentifier.hs
+++ b/Database/ContentIdentifier.hs
@@ -5,11 +5,16 @@
  - Licensed under the GNU AGPL version 3 or higher.
  -}
 
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE QuasiQuotes, TypeFamilies, TemplateHaskell #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings, GADTs, FlexibleContexts, EmptyDataDecls #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE MultiParamTypeClasses, GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE UndecidableInstances #-}
+#if MIN_VERSION_persistent_template(2,8,0)
+{-# LANGUAGE DerivingStrategies #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE StandaloneDeriving #-}
+#endif
 
 module Database.ContentIdentifier (
 	ContentIdentifierHandle,
diff --git a/Database/Export.hs b/Database/Export.hs
--- a/Database/Export.hs
+++ b/Database/Export.hs
@@ -5,11 +5,16 @@
  - Licensed under the GNU AGPL version 3 or higher.
  -}
 
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE QuasiQuotes, TypeFamilies, TemplateHaskell #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings, GADTs, FlexibleContexts #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE MultiParamTypeClasses, GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE UndecidableInstances #-}
+#if MIN_VERSION_persistent_template(2,8,0)
+{-# LANGUAGE DerivingStrategies #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE StandaloneDeriving #-}
+#endif
 
 module Database.Export (
 	ExportHandle,
diff --git a/Database/Fsck.hs b/Database/Fsck.hs
--- a/Database/Fsck.hs
+++ b/Database/Fsck.hs
@@ -5,11 +5,16 @@
  - Licensed under the GNU AGPL version 3 or higher.
  -}
 
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE QuasiQuotes, TypeFamilies, TemplateHaskell #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings, GADTs, FlexibleContexts #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE MultiParamTypeClasses, GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE UndecidableInstances #-}
+#if MIN_VERSION_persistent_template(2,8,0)
+{-# LANGUAGE DerivingStrategies #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE StandaloneDeriving #-}
+#endif
 
 module Database.Fsck (
 	FsckHandle,
diff --git a/Database/Keys/SQL.hs b/Database/Keys/SQL.hs
--- a/Database/Keys/SQL.hs
+++ b/Database/Keys/SQL.hs
@@ -5,11 +5,16 @@
  - Licensed under the GNU AGPL version 3 or higher.
  -}
 
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE QuasiQuotes, TypeFamilies, TemplateHaskell #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings, GADTs, FlexibleContexts #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE MultiParamTypeClasses, GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes, ScopedTypeVariables #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE UndecidableInstances #-}
+#if MIN_VERSION_persistent_template(2,8,0)
+{-# LANGUAGE DerivingStrategies #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE StandaloneDeriving #-}
+#endif
 
 module Database.Keys.SQL where
 
diff --git a/git-annex.cabal b/git-annex.cabal
--- a/git-annex.cabal
+++ b/git-annex.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name: git-annex
-Version: 7.20200202.7
+Version: 7.20200204
 Cabal-Version: >= 1.8
 License: AGPL-3
 Maintainer: Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>