diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-linux.yml b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-linux.yml
index fcb0974..aef462c 100755
--- a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-linux.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-linux.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         UPLOAD_PACKAGES: 'True'
         DOCKER_IMAGE: quay.io/condaforge/linux-anvil-cos7-x86_64
   timeoutInMinutes: 360
+  variables: {}
 
   steps:
   # configure qemu binfmt-misc running.  This allows us to run docker containers
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ jobs:
 
   - script: |
         export CI=azure
+        export flow_run_id=azure_$(Build.BuildNumber).$(System.JobAttempt)
+        export remote_url=$(Build.Repository.Uri)
+        export sha=$(Build.SourceVersion)
         export GIT_BRANCH=$BUILD_SOURCEBRANCHNAME
         export FEEDSTOCK_NAME=$(basename ${BUILD_REPOSITORY_NAME})
         if [[ "${BUILD_REASON:-}" == "PullRequest" ]]; then
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-osx.yml b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-osx.yml
index 8032e96..730a626 100755
--- a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-osx.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-osx.yml
@@ -15,11 +15,15 @@ jobs:
         CONFIG: osx_arm64_
         UPLOAD_PACKAGES: 'True'
   timeoutInMinutes: 360
+  variables: {}
 
   steps:
   # TODO: Fast finish on azure pipelines?
   - script: |
       export CI=azure
+      export flow_run_id=azure_$(Build.BuildNumber).$(System.JobAttempt)
+      export remote_url=$(Build.Repository.Uri)
+      export sha=$(Build.SourceVersion)
       export OSX_FORCE_SDK_DOWNLOAD="1"
       export GIT_BRANCH=$BUILD_SOURCEBRANCHNAME
       export FEEDSTOCK_NAME=$(basename ${BUILD_REPOSITORY_NAME})
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-win.yml b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-win.yml
index 82c5318..d609fcd 100755
--- a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-win.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-win.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ jobs:
         PYTHONUNBUFFERED: 1
         CONFIG: $(CONFIG)
         CI: azure
+        flow_run_id: azure_$(Build.BuildNumber).$(System.JobAttempt)
+        remote_url: $(Build.Repository.Uri)
+        sha: $(Build.SourceVersion)
         UPLOAD_PACKAGES: $(UPLOAD_PACKAGES)
         UPLOAD_TEMP: $(UPLOAD_TEMP)
         BINSTAR_TOKEN: $(BINSTAR_TOKEN)
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_64_.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_64_.yaml
index d968557..cd507ed 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_64_.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_64_.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET:
 c_compiler:
 - clang
 c_compiler_version:
-- '15'
+- '16'
 channel_sources:
 - conda-forge
 channel_targets:
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ channel_targets:
 cxx_compiler:
 - clangxx
 cxx_compiler_version:
-- '15'
+- '16'
 macos_machine:
 - x86_64-apple-darwin13.4.0
 target_platform:
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_.yaml
index 862910e..12945c4 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET:
 c_compiler:
 - clang
 c_compiler_version:
-- '15'
+- '16'
 channel_sources:
 - conda-forge
 channel_targets:
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ channel_targets:
 cxx_compiler:
 - clangxx
 cxx_compiler_version:
-- '15'
+- '16'
 macos_machine:
 - arm64-apple-darwin20.0.0
 target_platform:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c89ecb7..179afe5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
-*.pyc
+# User content belongs under recipe/.
+# Feedstock configuration goes in `conda-forge.yml`
+# Everything else is managed by the conda-smithy rerender process.
+# Please do not modify
+
+# Ignore all files and folders in root
+*
+!/conda-forge.yml
+
+# Don't ignore any files/folders if the parent folder is 'un-ignored'
+# This also avoids warnings when adding an already-checked file with an ignored parent.
+!/**/
+# Don't ignore any files/folders recursively in the following folders
+!/recipe/**
+!/.ci_support/**
 
-build_artifacts
+# Since we ignore files/folders recursively, any folders inside
+# build_artifacts gets ignored which trips some build systems.
+# To avoid that we 'un-ignore' all files/folders recursively
+# and only ignore the root build_artifacts folder.
+!/build_artifacts/**
+/build_artifacts
+
+*.pyc
diff --git a/.scripts/build_steps.sh b/.scripts/build_steps.sh
index 322832b..899ba03 100755
--- a/.scripts/build_steps.sh
+++ b/.scripts/build_steps.sh
@@ -28,13 +28,15 @@ conda-build:
 pkgs_dirs:
   - ${FEEDSTOCK_ROOT}/build_artifacts/pkg_cache
   - /opt/conda/pkgs
+solver: libmamba
 
 CONDARC
+export CONDA_LIBMAMBA_SOLVER_NO_CHANNELS_FROM_INSTALLED=1
 
 mamba install --update-specs --yes --quiet --channel conda-forge --strict-channel-priority \
-    pip mamba conda-build boa conda-forge-ci-setup=3
+    pip mamba conda-build conda-forge-ci-setup=4 "conda-build>=24.1"
 mamba update --update-specs --yes --quiet --channel conda-forge --strict-channel-priority \
-    pip mamba conda-build boa conda-forge-ci-setup
+    pip mamba conda-build conda-forge-ci-setup=4 "conda-build>=24.1"
 
 # set up the condarc
 setup_conda_rc "${FEEDSTOCK_ROOT}" "${RECIPE_ROOT}" "${CONFIG_FILE}"
@@ -66,9 +68,10 @@ if [[ "${BUILD_WITH_CONDA_DEBUG:-0}" == 1 ]]; then
     # Drop into an interactive shell
     /bin/bash
 else
-    conda mambabuild "${RECIPE_ROOT}" -m "${CI_SUPPORT}/${CONFIG}.yaml" \
+    conda-build "${RECIPE_ROOT}" -m "${CI_SUPPORT}/${CONFIG}.yaml" \
         --suppress-variables ${EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS:-} \
-        --clobber-file "${CI_SUPPORT}/clobber_${CONFIG}.yaml"
+        --clobber-file "${CI_SUPPORT}/clobber_${CONFIG}.yaml" \
+        --extra-meta flow_run_id="${flow_run_id:-}" remote_url="${remote_url:-}" sha="${sha:-}"
     ( startgroup "Validating outputs" ) 2> /dev/null
 
     validate_recipe_outputs "${FEEDSTOCK_NAME}"
diff --git a/.scripts/run_docker_build.sh b/.scripts/run_docker_build.sh
index 9236239..00f377a 100755
--- a/.scripts/run_docker_build.sh
+++ b/.scripts/run_docker_build.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ if [ -z ${FEEDSTOCK_NAME} ]; then
     export FEEDSTOCK_NAME=$(basename ${FEEDSTOCK_ROOT})
 fi
 
+if [[ "${sha:-}" == "" ]]; then
+  pushd "${FEEDSTOCK_ROOT}"
+  sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+  popd
+fi
+
 docker info
 
 # In order for the conda-build process in the container to write to the mounted
@@ -91,6 +97,9 @@ docker run ${DOCKER_RUN_ARGS} \
            -e CPU_COUNT \
            -e BUILD_WITH_CONDA_DEBUG \
            -e BUILD_OUTPUT_ID \
+           -e flow_run_id \
+           -e remote_url \
+           -e sha \
            -e BINSTAR_TOKEN \
            -e FEEDSTOCK_TOKEN \
            -e STAGING_BINSTAR_TOKEN \
diff --git a/.scripts/run_osx_build.sh b/.scripts/run_osx_build.sh
index cd9a88f..07dff21 100755
--- a/.scripts/run_osx_build.sh
+++ b/.scripts/run_osx_build.sh
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ bash $MINIFORGE_FILE -b -p ${MINIFORGE_HOME}
 
 source ${MINIFORGE_HOME}/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
 conda activate base
+export CONDA_SOLVER="libmamba"
+export CONDA_LIBMAMBA_SOLVER_NO_CHANNELS_FROM_INSTALLED=1
 
 mamba install --update-specs --quiet --yes --channel conda-forge --strict-channel-priority \
-    pip mamba conda-build boa conda-forge-ci-setup=3
+    pip mamba conda-build conda-forge-ci-setup=4 "conda-build>=24.1"
 mamba update --update-specs --yes --quiet --channel conda-forge --strict-channel-priority \
-    pip mamba conda-build boa conda-forge-ci-setup
+    pip mamba conda-build conda-forge-ci-setup=4 "conda-build>=24.1"
 
 
 
@@ -45,6 +47,10 @@ else
   echo -e "\n\nNot mangling homebrew as we are not running in CI"
 fi
 
+if [[ "${sha:-}" == "" ]]; then
+  sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+fi
+
 echo -e "\n\nRunning the build setup script."
 source run_conda_forge_build_setup
 
@@ -75,9 +81,10 @@ else
         EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS="${EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS:-} --no-test"
     fi
 
-    conda mambabuild ./recipe -m ./.ci_support/${CONFIG}.yaml \
+    conda-build ./recipe -m ./.ci_support/${CONFIG}.yaml \
         --suppress-variables ${EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS:-} \
-        --clobber-file ./.ci_support/clobber_${CONFIG}.yaml
+        --clobber-file ./.ci_support/clobber_${CONFIG}.yaml \
+        --extra-meta flow_run_id="$flow_run_id" remote_url="$remote_url" sha="$sha"
     ( startgroup "Validating outputs" ) 2> /dev/null
 
     validate_recipe_outputs "${FEEDSTOCK_NAME}"
diff --git a/.scripts/run_win_build.bat b/.scripts/run_win_build.bat
index 07d3445..6d54697 100755
--- a/.scripts/run_win_build.bat
+++ b/.scripts/run_win_build.bat
@@ -17,10 +17,14 @@ call :start_group "Configuring conda"
 
 :: Activate the base conda environment
 call activate base
+:: Configure the solver
+set "CONDA_SOLVER=libmamba"
+if !errorlevel! neq 0 exit /b !errorlevel!
+set "CONDA_LIBMAMBA_SOLVER_NO_CHANNELS_FROM_INSTALLED=1"
 
 :: Provision the necessary dependencies to build the recipe later
 echo Installing dependencies
-mamba.exe install "python=3.10" pip mamba conda-build boa conda-forge-ci-setup=3 -c conda-forge --strict-channel-priority --yes
+mamba.exe install "python=3.10" pip mamba conda-build conda-forge-ci-setup=4 "conda-build>=24.1" -c conda-forge --strict-channel-priority --yes
 if !errorlevel! neq 0 exit /b !errorlevel!
 
 :: Set basic configuration
@@ -38,14 +42,20 @@ if EXIST LICENSE.txt (
     copy LICENSE.txt "recipe\\recipe-scripts-license.txt"
 )
 if NOT [%HOST_PLATFORM%] == [%BUILD_PLATFORM%] (
-    set "EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS=%EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS% --no-test"
+    if [%CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR%] == [] (
+        set "EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS=%EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS% --no-test"
+    )
+)
+
+if NOT [%flow_run_id%] == [] (
+    set "EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS=%EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS% --extra-meta flow_run_id=%flow_run_id% remote_url=%remote_url% sha=%sha%"
 )
 
 call :end_group
 
 :: Build the recipe
 echo Building recipe
-conda.exe mambabuild "recipe" -m .ci_support\%CONFIG%.yaml --suppress-variables %EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS%
+conda-build.exe "recipe" -m .ci_support\%CONFIG%.yaml --suppress-variables %EXTRA_CB_OPTIONS%
 if !errorlevel! neq 0 exit /b !errorlevel!
 
 :: Prepare some environment variables for the upload step
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3be52c9..4134284 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ available continuous integration services. Thanks to the awesome service provide
 [CircleCI](https://circleci.com/), [AppVeyor](https://www.appveyor.com/),
 [Drone](https://cloud.drone.io/welcome), and [TravisCI](https://travis-ci.com/)
 it is possible to build and upload installable packages to the
-[conda-forge](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge) [Anaconda-Cloud](https://anaconda.org/)
+[conda-forge](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge) [anaconda.org](https://anaconda.org/)
 channel for Linux, Windows and OSX respectively.
 
 To manage the continuous integration and simplify feedstock maintenance
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 6b346f5..e5306da 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 
 jobs:
   - template: ./.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-linux.yml
-  - template: ./.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-win.yml
-  - template: ./.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-osx.yml
\ No newline at end of file
+  - template: ./.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-osx.yml
+  - template: ./.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines-win.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build-locally.py b/build-locally.py
index 3f4b7a7..e0d408d 100755
--- a/build-locally.py
+++ b/build-locally.py
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ def verify_config(ns):
     elif ns.config.startswith("osx"):
         if "OSX_SDK_DIR" not in os.environ:
             raise RuntimeError(
-                "Need OSX_SDK_DIR env variable set. Run 'export OSX_SDK_DIR=SDKs' "
-                "to download the SDK automatically to 'SDKs/MacOSX<ver>.sdk'. "
+                "Need OSX_SDK_DIR env variable set. Run 'export OSX_SDK_DIR=$PWD/SDKs' "
+                "to download the SDK automatically to '$PWD/SDKs/MacOSX<ver>.sdk'. "
+                "Note: OSX_SDK_DIR must be set to an absolute path. "
                 "Setting this variable implies agreement to the licensing terms of the SDK by Apple."
             )
 
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 3d81ae4..22e43d1 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% set component_name = "rendering" %}
 {% set repo_name = "gz-" + component_name %}
-{% set version = "8_8.0.0" %}
+{% set version = "8_8.1.0" %}
 {% set major_version = version.split('_')[0] %}
 {% set version_package = version.split('_')[1] %}
 {% set name = repo_name + major_version %}
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ package:
 
 source:
   - url: https://github.com/gazebosim/{{ repo_name }}/archive/{{ repo_name }}{{ version }}.tar.gz
-    sha256: 9155927d2ed13237c0aab6b0dafbfdc87eac91213341f8559c9d84c0eebbbe25
+    sha256: 4f6ddba3e4a21b94da38477c86d7cc9c6a437db051d180d60b0ac6d1e0257923
 
 build:
   number: 0