diff --git a/build-config/yaml-cpp/meson.build b/build-config/yaml-cpp/meson.build
index 49f3abf..1a8dcfe 100644
--- a/build-config/yaml-cpp/meson.build
+++ b/build-config/yaml-cpp/meson.build
@@ -11,5 +11,7 @@ yaml_cpp_sp = cmake.subproject(
 )
 yaml_cpp_dep = yaml_cpp_sp.dependency('yaml-cpp')
 
-yaml_cpp_headers = meson.project_source_root() + '/subprojects/yaml-cpp/include/yaml-cpp'
+message('Registering yaml-cpp headers (' + meson.global_source_root() + '/subprojects/yaml-cpp/include/yaml-cpp) for installation...')
+yaml_cpp_headers = meson.global_source_root() + '/subprojects/yaml-cpp/include/yaml-cpp'
 install_subdir(yaml_cpp_headers, install_dir: get_option('includedir'))
+message('Done registering yaml-cpp headers for installation!')
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e1ea79b..d1766f8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 #
 # *********************************************************************** #
-project('libconfig', 'cpp', version: 'v1.0.7', default_options: ['cpp_std=c++23'], meson_version: '>=1.5.0')
+project('libconfig', 'cpp', version: 'v1.0.8', default_options: ['cpp_std=c++23'], meson_version: '>=1.5.0')
 
 # Add default visibility for all C++ targets
 add_project_arguments('-fvisibility=default', language: 'cpp')