diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 021df2bd..7108b0bc 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+livecd-rootfs (2.209+unity8.1) utopic; urgency=medium
+
+  * Merge with Utopic. Remaining changes:
+    + Add a very prelimenary unity8 desktop session
+      - Doesn't install ubuntu-desktop
+      - Installs unity8-desktop-session-x11 for now. In future will switch to a
+        seed and Mir
+      - Builds from universe
+
+ -- Iain Lane <iain@orangesquash.org.uk>  Mon, 12 May 2014 13:01:36 +0100
+
 livecd-rootfs (2.209) utopic; urgency=medium
 
   * live-build/auto/config: Pass any additional command-line arguments on to
@@ -5,6 +16,16 @@ livecd-rootfs (2.209) utopic; urgency=medium
 
  -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>  Sat, 10 May 2014 13:54:42 +0100
 
+livecd-rootfs (2.208+unity8.1) utopic; urgency=medium
+
+  * Add a very prelimenary unity8 desktop session
+    - Doesn't install ubuntu-desktop
+    - Installs unity8-desktop-session-x11 for now. In future will switch to a
+      seed and Mir
+    - Builds from universe
+
+ -- Iain Lane <iain.lane@canonical.com>  Fri, 09 May 2014 16:18:14 +0100
+
 livecd-rootfs (2.208) trusty; urgency=medium
 
   * Adding support for ubuntu-touch i386 based images
diff --git a/live-build/auto/config b/live-build/auto/config
index 07a82e3d..2f244a6d 100755
--- a/live-build/auto/config
+++ b/live-build/auto/config
@@ -192,6 +192,13 @@ case $PROJECT in
 		LIVE_TASK='ubuntu-live'
 		;;
 
+	ubuntu-unity8)
+		add_task install minimal standard
+		add_package install unity8-desktop-session-x11
+		COMPONENTS='main restricted universe'
+		LIVE_TASK='ubuntu-live'
+	;;
+
 	kubuntu|kubuntu-dvd)
 		add_task install minimal standard
 		case "$ARCH+$SUBARCH" in