diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index ff1c6069..c8cf2e5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ jobs:
       if: runner.os == 'Linux'
       run: |
         sudo apt install tinyproxy
-        LIBSSH2_VERSION=1.11.0 LIBGIT2_VERSION=1.7.2 /bin/sh build.sh test
+        LIBSSH2_VERSION=1.11.0 LIBGIT2_VERSION=1.8.0 /bin/sh build.sh test
 
     - name: macOS
       if: runner.os == 'macOS'
       run: |
         export OPENSSL_PREFIX=`brew --prefix openssl@1.1`
-        LIBSSH2_VERSION=1.11.0 LIBGIT2_VERSION=1.7.2 /bin/sh build.sh test
+        LIBSSH2_VERSION=1.11.0 LIBGIT2_VERSION=1.8.0 /bin/sh build.sh test
 
   aarch64:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
           apt-get update -q -y
           apt-get install -q -y cmake libssl-dev python3-dev python3-venv wget
         run: |
-          LIBSSH2_VERSION=1.11.0 LIBGIT2_VERSION=1.7.2 /bin/sh build.sh test
+          LIBSSH2_VERSION=1.11.0 LIBGIT2_VERSION=1.8.0 /bin/sh build.sh test
 
   s390x:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
@@ -75,5 +75,5 @@ jobs:
           apt-get update -q -y
           apt-get install -q -y cmake libssl-dev python3-dev python3-venv wget
         run: |
-          LIBSSH2_VERSION=1.11.0 LIBGIT2_VERSION=1.7.2 /bin/sh build.sh test
+          LIBSSH2_VERSION=1.11.0 LIBGIT2_VERSION=1.8.0 /bin/sh build.sh test
       continue-on-error: true # Tests are expected to fail, see issue #812
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 182fbc4e..3d1b19a4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+# 1.15.0 (UNRELEASED)
+
+- Upgrade to libgit2 v1.8.0
+
+- Remove setuptools runtime dependency
+  [#1281](https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/1281)
+
+- Coding style with ruff
+  [#1280](https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/1280)
+
+- Add wheels for ppc64le
+  [#1279](https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/1279)
+
+- Fix tests on EPEL8 builds for s390x
+  [#1283](https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/pull/1283)
+
+
 # 1.14.1 (2024-02-10)
 
 - Update wheels to libgit2 v1.7.2
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3c6c0287..d4c05c84 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .PHONY: build html
 
 build:
-	OPENSSL_VERSION=3.1.5 LIBSSH2_VERSION=1.11.0 LIBGIT2_VERSION=1.7.2 sh build.sh
+	OPENSSL_VERSION=3.1.5 LIBSSH2_VERSION=1.11.0 LIBGIT2_VERSION=1.8.0 sh build.sh
 
 html: build
 	make -C docs html
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index d9c9f73d..70e5afda 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ build_script:
 # Clone, build and install libgit2
 - cmd: |
     set LIBGIT2=%APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\venv
-    git clone --depth=1 -b v1.7.2 https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2.git libgit2
+    git clone --depth=1 -b v1.8.0 https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2.git libgit2
     cd libgit2
     cmake . -DBUILD_TESTS=OFF -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="%LIBGIT2%" -G "%GENERATOR%"
     cmake --build . --target install
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 7c91b38b..a46ccd88 100644
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@
 #
 #   sh build.sh
 #
-# Build libgit2 1.7.2 (will use libssh2 if available), then build pygit2
+# Build libgit2 1.8.0 (will use libssh2 if available), then build pygit2
 # inplace:
 #
-#   LIBGIT2_VERSION=1.7.2 sh build.sh
+#   LIBGIT2_VERSION=1.8.0 sh build.sh
 #
-# Build libssh2 1.11.0 and libgit2 1.7.2, then build pygit2 inplace:
+# Build libssh2 1.11.0 and libgit2 1.8.0, then build pygit2 inplace:
 #
-#   LIBSSH2_VERSION=1.11.0 LIBGIT2_VERSION=1.7.2 sh build.sh
+#   LIBSSH2_VERSION=1.11.0 LIBGIT2_VERSION=1.8.0 sh build.sh
 #
 # Build inplace and run the tests:
 #
diff --git a/docs/install.rst b/docs/install.rst
index d42967a7..bc57b3ea 100644
--- a/docs/install.rst
+++ b/docs/install.rst
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Python requirements (these are specified in ``setup.py``):
 
 - cffi 1.16.0 or later
 
-Libgit2 **v1.7.2+**; binary wheels already include libgit2, so you only need to
+Libgit2 **v1.8.x**; binary wheels already include libgit2, so you only need to
 worry about this if you install the source package.
 
 Optional libgit2 dependecies to support ssh and https:
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ of Python and the required libgit2 version.
 +-----------+----------------+------------+
 | pygit2    | Python         | libgit2    |
 +-----------+----------------+------------+
+| 1.15      | 3.9 - 3.12     | 1.8        |
++-----------+----------------+------------+
 | 1.14      | 3.9 - 3.12     | 1.7        |
 +-----------+----------------+------------+
 | 1.13      | 3.8 - 3.12     | 1.7        |
@@ -141,9 +143,9 @@ directory, do:
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
-   $ wget https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/archive/refs/tags/v1.7.2.tar.gz -O libgit2-1.7.2.tar.gz
-   $ tar xzf libgit2-1.7.2.tar.gz
-   $ cd libgit2-1.7.2/
+   $ wget https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/archive/refs/tags/v1.8.0.tar.gz -O libgit2-1.8.0.tar.gz
+   $ tar xzf libgit2-1.8.0.tar.gz
+   $ cd libgit2-1.8.0/
    $ cmake .
    $ make
    $ sudo make install
@@ -225,9 +227,9 @@ Install libgit2 (see we define the installation prefix):
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
-   $ wget https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/archive/refs/tags/v1.7.2.tar.gz -O libgit2-1.7.2.tar.gz
-   $ tar xzf libgit2-1.7.2.tar.gz
-   $ cd libgit2-1.7.2/
+   $ wget https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/archive/refs/tags/v1.8.0.tar.gz -O libgit2-1.8.0.tar.gz
+   $ tar xzf libgit2-1.8.0.tar.gz
+   $ cd libgit2-1.8.0/
    $ cmake . -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$LIBGIT2
    $ cmake --build . --target install
 
@@ -284,7 +286,7 @@ variable.  The following recipe shows you how to do it from a bash shell:
 .. code-block:: sh
 
    $ export LIBGIT2=C:/Dev/libgit2
-   $ git clone --depth=1 -b v1.7.2 https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2.git
+   $ git clone --depth=1 -b v1.8.0 https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2.git
    $ cd libgit2
    $ cmake . -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$LIBGIT2 -G "Visual Studio 14 Win64"
    $ cmake --build . --config release --target install
diff --git a/pygit2/decl/config.h b/pygit2/decl/config.h
index 51baefc8..5cba6f7f 100644
--- a/pygit2/decl/config.h
+++ b/pygit2/decl/config.h
@@ -6,17 +6,19 @@ typedef enum {
 	GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_XDG = 3,
 	GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_GLOBAL = 4,
 	GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_LOCAL = 5,
-	GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_APP = 6,
-	GIT_CONFIG_HIGHEST_LEVEL = -1,
+	GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_WORKTREE = 6,
+	GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_APP = 7,
+	GIT_CONFIG_HIGHEST_LEVEL = -1
 } git_config_level_t;
 
 typedef struct git_config_entry {
 	const char *name;
 	const char *value;
+	const char *backend_type;
+	const char *origin_path;
 	unsigned int include_depth;
 	git_config_level_t level;
 	void (*free)(struct git_config_entry *entry);
-	void *payload;
 } git_config_entry;
 
 void git_config_entry_free(git_config_entry *);
diff --git a/pygit2/decl/remote.h b/pygit2/decl/remote.h
index 0dfde71a..6a4ee90b 100644
--- a/pygit2/decl/remote.h
+++ b/pygit2/decl/remote.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	git_proxy_options proxy_opts;
 	git_remote_redirect_t follow_redirects;
 	git_strarray custom_headers;
+	git_strarray remote_push_options;
 } git_push_options;
 
 int git_push_options_init(
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@ typedef struct {
 	int version;
 	git_remote_callbacks callbacks;
 	git_fetch_prune_t prune;
-	int update_fetchhead;
+	unsigned int update_fetchhead : 1,
+	             report_unchanged : 1;
 	git_remote_autotag_option_t download_tags;
 	git_proxy_options proxy_opts;
 	int depth;
diff --git a/pygit2/enums.py b/pygit2/enums.py
index 6170417f..2f64a6a7 100644
--- a/pygit2/enums.py
+++ b/pygit2/enums.py
@@ -65,16 +65,16 @@ class BlameFlag(IntFlag):
     'Normal blame, the default'
 
     TRACK_COPIES_SAME_FILE = _pygit2.GIT_BLAME_TRACK_COPIES_SAME_FILE
-    'Not yet implemented and reserved for future use (as of libgit2 1.7.1).'
+    'Not yet implemented and reserved for future use (as of libgit2 1.8.0).'
 
     TRACK_COPIES_SAME_COMMIT_MOVES = _pygit2.GIT_BLAME_TRACK_COPIES_SAME_COMMIT_MOVES
-    'Not yet implemented and reserved for future use (as of libgit2 1.7.1).'
+    'Not yet implemented and reserved for future use (as of libgit2 1.8.0).'
 
     TRACK_COPIES_SAME_COMMIT_COPIES = _pygit2.GIT_BLAME_TRACK_COPIES_SAME_COMMIT_COPIES
-    'Not yet implemented and reserved for future use (as of libgit2 1.7.1).'
+    'Not yet implemented and reserved for future use (as of libgit2 1.8.0).'
 
     TRACK_COPIES_ANY_COMMIT_COPIES = _pygit2.GIT_BLAME_TRACK_COPIES_ANY_COMMIT_COPIES
-    'Not yet implemented and reserved for future use (as of libgit2 1.7.1).'
+    'Not yet implemented and reserved for future use (as of libgit2 1.8.0).'
 
     FIRST_PARENT = _pygit2.GIT_BLAME_FIRST_PARENT
     'Restrict the search of commits to those reachable following only the first parents.'
@@ -251,6 +251,9 @@ class ConfigLevel(IntEnum):
     LOCAL = _pygit2.GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_LOCAL
     'Repository specific configuration file; $WORK_DIR/.git/config on non-bare repos'
 
+    WORKTREE = _pygit2.GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_WORKTREE
+    'Worktree specific configuration file; $GIT_DIR/config.worktree'
+
     APP = _pygit2.GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_APP
     'Application specific configuration file; freely defined by applications'
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 170e2d3c..9c07128e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ skip = "pp3* *musllinux_aarch64 *musllinux_ppc64le"
 archs = ["auto"]
 build-frontend = "default"
 dependency-versions = "pinned"
-environment = {LIBGIT2_VERSION="1.7.2", LIBSSH2_VERSION="1.11.0", OPENSSL_VERSION="3.1.5", LIBGIT2="/project/ci"}
+environment = {LIBGIT2_VERSION="1.8.0", LIBSSH2_VERSION="1.11.0", OPENSSL_VERSION="3.1.5", LIBGIT2="/project/ci"}
 
 before-all = "sh build.sh"
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ repair-wheel-command = "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/project/ci/lib auditwheel repair -w {de
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel.macos]
 archs = ["universal2"]
-environment = {LIBGIT2_VERSION="1.7.2", LIBSSH2_VERSION="1.11.0", OPENSSL_VERSION="3.1.5", LIBGIT2="/Users/runner/work/pygit2/pygit2/ci"}
+environment = {LIBGIT2_VERSION="1.8.0", LIBSSH2_VERSION="1.11.0", OPENSSL_VERSION="3.1.5", LIBGIT2="/Users/runner/work/pygit2/pygit2/ci"}
 repair-wheel-command = "DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/Users/runner/work/pygit2/pygit2/ci/lib delocate-wheel --require-archs {delocate_archs} -w {dest_dir} {wheel}"
 
 [tool.ruff]
diff --git a/src/pygit2.c b/src/pygit2.c
index 3aa95e63..b69e424f 100644
--- a/src/pygit2.c
+++ b/src/pygit2.c
@@ -792,6 +792,7 @@ PyInit__pygit2(void)
     ADD_CONSTANT_INT(m, GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_XDG);
     ADD_CONSTANT_INT(m, GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_GLOBAL);
     ADD_CONSTANT_INT(m, GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_LOCAL);
+    ADD_CONSTANT_INT(m, GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_WORKTREE);
     ADD_CONSTANT_INT(m, GIT_CONFIG_LEVEL_APP);
     ADD_CONSTANT_INT(m, GIT_CONFIG_HIGHEST_LEVEL);
 
diff --git a/src/types.h b/src/types.h
index 2fd16bdb..c70c7eb7 100644
--- a/src/types.h
+++ b/src/types.h
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 #include <git2.h>
 #include <git2/sys/filter.h>
 
-#if !(LIBGIT2_VER_MAJOR == 1 && LIBGIT2_VER_MINOR == 7)
-#error You need a compatible libgit2 version (1.7.x)
+#if !(LIBGIT2_VER_MAJOR == 1 && LIBGIT2_VER_MINOR == 8)
+#error You need a compatible libgit2 version (1.8.x)
 #endif
 
 /*