diff --git a/katip-syslog.cabal b/katip-syslog.cabal
--- a/katip-syslog.cabal
+++ b/katip-syslog.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                katip-syslog
-version:             0.1.2.0
+version:             0.1.2.1
 synopsis:            Syslog Katip Scribe
 description:         A simple Katip Scribe which logs to syslog
 homepage:            https://github.com/iconnect/katip-syslog#readme
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   hs-source-dirs:      src
   exposed-modules:     Katip.Scribes.Syslog
   build-depends:       base  >= 4.7 && < 5
-                     , katip >= 0.3.1.5 && < 0.8.0.0
+                     , katip >= 0.3.1.5 && < 0.9.0.0
                      , hsyslog >= 4 && < 5
                      , text < 1.3.0.0
                      , string-conv < 0.2
diff --git a/src/Katip/Scribes/Syslog.hs b/src/Katip/Scribes/Syslog.hs
--- a/src/Katip/Scribes/Syslog.hs
+++ b/src/Katip/Scribes/Syslog.hs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes #-}
 module Katip.Scribes.Syslog
     ( mkSyslogScribe
     ) where
@@ -28,12 +29,21 @@
                            }
 #if (MIN_VERSION_katip(0,5,0))
   let scribe = Scribe (\i@Item{..} -> do
+#if (MIN_VERSION_katip(0,8,0))
+                          permit <- permitItem sev i
+                          when permit $ do
+#else
                           when (permitItem sev i) $ do
+#endif
                             res <- try $ withSyslog cfg $ \syslog -> syslog USER (toSyslogPriority _itemSeverity) (toS $ formatItem verb i)
                             case res of
                               Left (e :: SomeException) -> putStrLn (show e)
                               Right () -> return ())
+#if (MIN_VERSION_katip(0,8,0))
+                      (return ()) (permitItem sev)
+#else
                       (return ())
+#endif
 #else
   let scribe = Scribe $ \ i@Item{..} -> do
                             when (permitItem sev i) $ do