diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 315d896..21fb26d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ snap: staging
 	snappy build staging-snappy
 
 remote: snap
-	snappy-remote --url=ssh://10.0.1.14 install ./ninjasphere_0.0.7_multi.snap
+	snappy-remote --url=ssh://10.0.1.14 install ./ninjasphere_0.0.8_multi.snap
diff --git a/template/bin/sphere-serial b/template/bin/sphere-serial
index 877b3cf..7fa3c75 100755
--- a/template/bin/sphere-serial
+++ b/template/bin/sphere-serial
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ if [[ -f /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-0/new_device ]]; then # BeagleBone, not a grea
 fi
 
 # fall back on using the default route's interface's MAC address
-echo -n DEVBOX; cat /sys/class/net/$(ip route get "8.8.8.8" | grep -Po '(?<=(dev )).*(?= src)' | tr -d '\n\t ')/address | tr -d ':'
+echo -n DEVBOX; cat /sys/class/net/$(ip route get "8.8.8.8" | grep -Po '(?<=(dev )).*(?= src)' | tr -d '\n\t ')/address | tr -d ':' | tr '[a-z]' '[A-Z]' | tr -d '\n'
 
diff --git a/template/meta/mqtt-bridgeify.profile b/template/meta/mqtt-bridgeify.profile
index a5a4066..2e5a806 100644
--- a/template/meta/mqtt-bridgeify.profile
+++ b/template/meta/mqtt-bridgeify.profile
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 
 # Specified profile variables
 @{APP_APPNAME}="mqtt-bridgeify"
-@{APP_ID_DBUS}="ninjasphere_5fmqtt_2dbridgeify_5f0_2e0_2e7"
+@{APP_ID_DBUS}="ninjasphere_5fmqtt_2dbridgeify_5f0_2e0_2e8"
 @{APP_PKGNAME_DBUS}="ninjasphere"
 @{APP_PKGNAME}="ninjasphere"
-@{APP_VERSION}="0.0.7"
+@{APP_VERSION}="0.0.8"
 @{CLICK_DIR}="{/apps,/custom/click,/oem,/usr/share/click/preinstalled}"
 
-profile "ninjasphere_mqtt-bridgeify_0.0.7" {
+profile "ninjasphere_mqtt-bridgeify_0.0.8" {
   #include <abstractions/base>
   #include <abstractions/consoles>
   #include <abstractions/openssl>
diff --git a/template/meta/package.yaml b/template/meta/package.yaml
index 46f8bef..e1dfbba 100644
--- a/template/meta/package.yaml
+++ b/template/meta/package.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: ninjasphere
 vendor: Theo Julienne <theo@ninjablocks.com>
 architecture: [amd64, armhf]
-version: 0.0.7
+version: 0.0.8
 icon: meta/nina.svg
 services:
  - name: mosquitto
diff --git a/template/meta/sphere-client.profile b/template/meta/sphere-client.profile
index 231c026..56feff9 100644
--- a/template/meta/sphere-client.profile
+++ b/template/meta/sphere-client.profile
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 
 # Specified profile variables
 @{APP_APPNAME}="sphere-client"
-@{APP_ID_DBUS}="ninjasphere_5fsphere_2dclient_5f0_2e0_2e7"
+@{APP_ID_DBUS}="ninjasphere_5fsphere_2dclient_5f0_2e0_2e8"
 @{APP_PKGNAME_DBUS}="ninjasphere"
 @{APP_PKGNAME}="ninjasphere"
-@{APP_VERSION}="0.0.7"
+@{APP_VERSION}="0.0.8"
 @{CLICK_DIR}="{/apps,/custom/click,/oem,/usr/share/click/preinstalled}"
 
-profile "ninjasphere_sphere-client_0.0.7" {
+profile "ninjasphere_sphere-client_0.0.8" {
   #include <abstractions/base>
   #include <abstractions/consoles>
   #include <abstractions/openssl>