diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index cf4f1f0..82b66c4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 #!BuildTag: opensuse/valkey:%%valkey_version%%-%RELEASE%
 #!BuildTag: opensuse/valkey:%%valkey_version%%
+#!BuildTag: opensuse/valkey:8.0
+#!BuildTag: opensuse/valkey:8
 #!BuildTag: opensuse/valkey:latest
 
 FROM opensuse/bci/bci-micro:latest AS target
@@ -24,9 +26,13 @@ FROM opensuse/tumbleweed:latest AS builder
 COPY --from=target / /target
 
 RUN set -euo pipefail; \
-    zypper -n --installroot /target --gpg-auto-import-keys install --no-recommends valkey valkey-compat-redis; \
+    zypper -n --installroot /target --gpg-auto-import-keys install --no-recommends valkey; \
     zypper -n clean; \
     rm -rf {/target,}/var/log/{alternatives.log,lastlog,tallylog,zypper.log,zypp/history,YaST2}
+# sanity check that the version from the tag is equal to the version of valkey that we expect
+RUN set -euo pipefail; \
+    [ "$(rpm --root /target -q --qf '%{version}' valkey | \
+    cut -d '.' -f -2)" = "8.0" ]
 FROM opensuse/bci/bci-micro:latest
 COPY --from=builder /target /
 # Define labels according to https://en.opensuse.org/Building_derived_containers
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c22c590..c2902b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# The Valkey %%valkey_version%% container image
+# The Valkey 8.0 container image
 
 ![Redistributable](https://img.shields.io/badge/Redistributable-Yes-green)
 
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ To start an instance, follow these instructions:
 
 
 ```ShellSession
-podman run --rm registry.opensuse.org/opensuse/valkey:%%valkey_version%%
+podman run --rm registry.opensuse.org/opensuse/valkey:8.0
 ```
 
 In case you want start with persistent storage, run this:
 
 ```ShellSession
-podman run --rm registry.opensuse.org/opensuse/valkey:%%valkey_version%% valkey-server --save 60 1
+podman run --rm registry.opensuse.org/opensuse/valkey:8.0 valkey-server --save 60 1
 ```
 
 This one will save a snapshot of the DB every 60 seconds if at least 1
diff --git a/valkey-image.changes b/valkey-image.changes
index d89d0a6..757e39f 100644
--- a/valkey-image.changes
+++ b/valkey-image.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Nov 25 15:06:00 UTC 2024 - SUSE Update Bot <bci-internal@suse.de>
+
+- Add major & major + minor version tag, do not install redis compat package
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Nov 15 11:29:13 UTC 2024 - SUSE Update Bot <bci-internal@suse.de>