diff --git a/.github/workflows/canary.yml b/.github/workflows/canary.yml
index dca98075d..a8423fa34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/canary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/canary.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Equibind
         run: |
           # use tee so we can see stdout in github, and parse it later
-          ./plex -tool equibind -input-dir testdata/binding/abl 2>&1 | tee plex_out.log
+          ./plex create -t tools/equibind.json -i testdata/binding/pdbbind_processed_size1 --autoRun=true 2>&1 | tee plex_out.log
           # capture the exit status of the plex call
           plex_result_code=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
           # exit immediately if plex exited with an error
diff --git a/upgrade.go b/upgrade.go
index 8bbcc67b5..0fc2b697e 100644
--- a/upgrade.go
+++ b/upgrade.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	CurrentPlexVersion = "v0.7.6"
+	CurrentPlexVersion = "v0.8.0"
 	ReleaseURL         = "https://api.github.com/repos/labdao/plex/releases/latest"
 	ToolsURL           = "https://api.github.com/repos/labdao/plex/contents/tools?ref=main"
 )