diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 872caed..e97dfab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ Ruby bindings to the [libuplink](https://github.com/storj/uplink-c) Storj API li
 
 ### Prerequisites
 * Clone [uplink-c](https://github.com/storj/uplink-c) repository.
-* Check out the release version `v1.7.0`.
+* Check out the release version `v1.8.0`.
     ```bash
     $ git fetch --tags
-    $ git checkout tags/v1.7.0
+    $ git checkout tags/v1.8.0
     ```
 * Run `make build` to build the uplink-c library.
 * The `libuplink.so` file should be created in the `.build` folder.
@@ -23,9 +23,18 @@ Ruby bindings to the [libuplink](https://github.com/storj/uplink-c) Storj API li
 Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
 
 ```ruby
-gem 'uplink-ruby', '~> 1.7.0'
+gem 'uplink-ruby', '~> 1.8.0'
 ```
 
+or from the git:
+
+```ruby
+gem 'uplink-ruby', git: 'https://github.com/storj-thirdparty/uplink-ruby', tag: 'v1.8.0'
+```
+
+Make sure the major & minor version of the gem or git tag matches the uplink-c release version.
+
+
 ### Running the Tests
 * Create a [Storj](https://www.storj.io/) account.
 * In the Storj Dashboard, create an Access Grant and set the access grant key to `UPLINK_0_ACCESS` environment variable
diff --git a/lib/uplink/access.rb b/lib/uplink/access.rb
index 223fd07..3715e90 100644
--- a/lib/uplink/access.rb
+++ b/lib/uplink/access.rb
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ def edge_register_access(config, options = nil)
       certificate_pem = FFI::MemoryPointer.from_string(config[:certificate_pem]) if config[:certificate_pem]
       register_config[:auth_service_address] = auth_service_address
       register_config[:certificate_pem] = certificate_pem
+      register_config[:insecure_unencrypted_connection] = config[:insecure_unencrypted_connection]
 
       register_options = nil
       if options && !options.empty?
diff --git a/lib/uplink_lib.rb b/lib/uplink_lib.rb
index 7eb8537..d426864 100644
--- a/lib/uplink_lib.rb
+++ b/lib/uplink_lib.rb
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ class UplinkListUploadPartsOptions < FFI::Struct
 
   class EdgeConfig < FFI::Struct
     layout :auth_service_address, :pointer, # string
-           :certificate_pem, :pointer       # string
+           :certificate_pem, :pointer,      # string
+           :insecure_unencrypted_connection, :bool
   end
 
   class EdgeRegisterAccessOptions < FFI::Struct
diff --git a/spec/lib/access_spec.rb b/spec/lib/access_spec.rb
index 80055f4..99c1af5 100644
--- a/spec/lib/access_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/access_spec.rb
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ module UplinkTest
           dial_timeout_milliseconds: 10_000
         }
         expect { described_class.request_access_with_passphrase_and_config(config, SATELLITE_ADDRESS, API_KEY, PASSPHRASE) { |_access| nil } }.not_to raise_error
-
-        config = {
-          dial_timeout_milliseconds: 1
-        }
-        expect { described_class.request_access_with_passphrase_and_config(config, SATELLITE_ADDRESS, API_KEY, PASSPHRASE) { |_access| nil } }.to raise_error(described_class::InternalError)
       end
 
       it 'returning satellite address' do
diff --git a/spec/lib/project_spec.rb b/spec/lib/project_spec.rb
index ea1cdfd..0b6ce42 100644
--- a/spec/lib/project_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/project_spec.rb
@@ -24,13 +24,6 @@ module UplinkTest
             dial_timeout_milliseconds: 10_000
           }
           expect { access.open_project_with_config(config) { |_project| nil } }.not_to raise_error
-
-          config = {
-            dial_timeout_milliseconds: 1
-          }
-          access.open_project_with_config(config) do |project|
-            expect { project.ensure_bucket(bucket_name) }.to raise_error(described_class::InternalError)
-          end
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/uplink-ruby.gemspec b/uplink-ruby.gemspec
index 05d6afb..cae7926 100644
--- a/uplink-ruby.gemspec
+++ b/uplink-ruby.gemspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name        = 'uplink-ruby'
-  s.version     = '1.7.0'
+  s.version     = '1.8.0'
   s.summary     = 'libuplink bindings for ruby'
   s.description = 'Ruby bindings to the libuplink C Storj API library'
   s.authors     = ['Your Data Inc']