diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d0cc2af9..5cac50f3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ jinx:
 
 iso: $(ISO)
 
-$(ISO): limine.cfg liminebg.bmp $(KERNEL) $(INITRD)-$(DISTROTYPE)
+$(ISO): limine.conf liminebg.bmp $(KERNEL) $(INITRD)-$(DISTROTYPE)
 	mkdir -p $(ISODIR)
 	ln -f $(INITRD)-$(DISTROTYPE) $(ISODIR)/initrd
-	cp $(KERNEL) liminebg.bmp limine.cfg $(LIMINEDIR)/limine-bios.sys $(LIMINEDIR)/limine-bios-cd.bin $(LIMINEDIR)/limine-uefi-cd.bin $(ISODIR)
+	cp $(KERNEL) liminebg.bmp limine.conf $(LIMINEDIR)/limine-bios.sys $(LIMINEDIR)/limine-bios-cd.bin $(LIMINEDIR)/limine-uefi-cd.bin $(ISODIR)
 	xorriso -as mkisofs -b limine-bios-cd.bin -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table --efi-boot limine-uefi-cd.bin -efi-boot-part --efi-boot-image --protective-msdos-label $(ISODIR) -o $(ISO)
 
 # ------ build targets ------
diff --git a/limine.cfg b/limine.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 9af2c390..00000000
--- a/limine.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-TERM_MARGIN=40
-TERM_MARGIN_GRADIENT=40
-TERM_WALLPAPER=boot:///liminebg.bmp
-TERM_WALLPAPER_STYLE=stretched
-TIMEOUT=5
-
-:Astral (X.org, nvme0n1, ext2)
-PROTOCOL=limine
-KERNEL_PATH=boot:///astral
-KERNEL_CMDLINE=rootfs=ext2 root=nvme0n1 initarg=withx nosmp
-COMMENT="The Astral operating system"
-
-:Astral (login prompt, nvme0n1, ext2)
-PROTOCOL=limine
-KERNEL_PATH=boot:///astral
-KERNEL_CMDLINE=rootfs=ext2 root=nvme0n1 initarg=withlogin nosmp
-COMMENT="The Astral operating system"
-
-:Astral (root shell, nvme0n1, ext2)
-PROTOCOL=limine
-KERNEL_PATH=boot:///astral
-KERNEL_CMDLINE=rootfs=ext2 root=nvme0n1 nosmp
-COMMENT="The Astral operating system"
-
-:Astral (root shell, initrd)
-PROTOCOL=limine
-KERNEL_PATH=boot:///astral
-MODULE_PATH=boot:///initrd
-KERNEL_CMDLINE=initrd rootfs=tmpfs nosmp
-COMMENT="The Astral operating system"
diff --git a/limine.conf b/limine.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a11f0491
--- /dev/null
+++ b/limine.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+TERM_MARGIN: 40
+TERM_MARGIN_GRADIENT: 40
+WALLPAPER: boot():/liminebg.bmp
+WALLPAPER_STYLE: stretched
+TIMEOUT: 5
+
+/Astral (X.org, nvme0n1, ext2)
+PROTOCOL: limine
+KERNEL_PATH: boot():/astral
+KERNEL_CMDLINE: rootfs=ext2 root=nvme0n1 initarg=withx nosmp
+COMMENT: "The Astral operating system"
+
+/Astral (login prompt, nvme0n1, ext2)
+PROTOCOL: limine
+KERNEL_PATH: boot():/astral
+KERNEL_CMDLINE: rootfs=ext2 root=nvme0n1 initarg=withlogin nosmp
+COMMENT: "The Astral operating system"
+
+/Astral (root shell, nvme0n1, ext2)
+PROTOCOL: limine
+KERNEL_PATH: boot():/astral
+KERNEL_CMDLINE: rootfs=ext2 root=nvme0n1 nosmp
+COMMENT: "The Astral operating system"
+
+/Astral (root shell, initrd)
+PROTOCOL: limine
+KERNEL_PATH: boot():/astral
+MODULE_PATH: boot():/initrd
+KERNEL_CMDLINE: initrd rootfs=tmpfs nosmp
+COMMENT: "The Astral operating system"
diff --git a/source-recipes/limine b/source-recipes/limine
index 874a2ffa..95a57814 100644
--- a/source-recipes/limine
+++ b/source-recipes/limine
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 name=limine
-version=7.3.0
+version=8.0.9
 source_method=tarball
 tarball_url="https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine/releases/download/v${version}/limine-${version}.tar.gz"
-tarball_sha512="fc25375f86c18ae991f6f6d11fa127b47d1fdfa81059ed663a82202f9de95b9774516e1bf5a648abaedde8e04fe004c296666b6ec3a1eeaf5cf3472aca87c0c5"
+tarball_sha512="79baca17ad895ae8655b9935206f065d0c89f350240cd507af0cdd14e4e71aa71e8ba45ebf368218ce7e8de4bec2fa6012b863e1ffd86fdc66c15e39663f7f80"
 hostdeps="autoconf automake libtool pkgconfig"
 
 regenerate() {