diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a8034fd..88e2c3b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ This action needs secret variables for the ssh private key of your key pair. The
 
 For simplicity, we are using `REMOTE_*` as the secret variables throughout the examples.
 
-## Current Version: v8 (8.0.1)
+## Current Version: v8 (8.0.2)
 
 ### Release channels:
 
 | Version | Purpose          | Immutable  | 
 | ------- | ------------------ | ------------------ | 
 | ``v8``  |  latest release (pointer to 8.x.x) | no, points to latest MINOR,PATCH |
-| 8.0.1  | latest major release | yes |
+| 8.0.2  | latest major release | yes |
 | 7.1.0   | previous release | yes |
 
 Check [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md) for support cycles.
@@ -277,6 +277,12 @@ sudo apk add rsync
 
 ## Versions
 
+## Version 8.0.0 (EOL due to regression -> fixed via 8.0.1 & 8.0.2)
+
+Check here: 
+
+- https://github.com/Burnett01/rsync-deployments/tree/8.0.0  (alpine 3.23.0)
+
 ## Version 7.1.0
 
 Check here: 
diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md
index 88f4643..03f2cc3 100644
--- a/SECURITY.md
+++ b/SECURITY.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ The following versions are currently being supported with security updates:
 
 | Version | Supported          | Rsync version          | Alpine version          |
 | ------- | ------------------ | ------------------ | ------------------ |
+| 8.0.2  | :white_check_mark: | >= 3.4.1-r1 | 3.23.0 |
 | 8.0.1  | :white_check_mark: | >= 3.4.1-r1 | 3.23.0 |
 | 8.0.0  | :x: EOL (due to regression #90) | >= 3.4.1-r1 | 3.23.0 |
 | 7.1.0  | :white_check_mark: | >= 3.4.1-r0 | 3.22.1 |
diff --git a/docker-rsync/hosts-add b/docker-rsync/hosts-add
index a2c5e79..3147a47 100755
--- a/docker-rsync/hosts-add
+++ b/docker-rsync/hosts-add
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 set -eu
 
-printf '%s\n' "$@" >> $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts
+echo "$@" >> $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts
diff --git a/docker-rsync/hosts-init b/docker-rsync/hosts-init
index fa4dbe3..0208e08 100755
--- a/docker-rsync/hosts-init
+++ b/docker-rsync/hosts-init
@@ -2,5 +2,8 @@
 
 set -eu
 
-touch $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts
+if [ ! -f "$HOME/.ssh/known_hosts" ]; then
+    touch $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts
+fi
+
 chmod 600 $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts
diff --git a/docker-rsync/ssh-init b/docker-rsync/ssh-init
index c35c903..3a88cae 100755
--- a/docker-rsync/ssh-init
+++ b/docker-rsync/ssh-init
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 
 set -eu
 
-mkdir -m 700 $HOME/.ssh
+if [ ! -d "$HOME/.ssh" ]; then
+    mkdir -m 700 $HOME/.ssh
+fi