diff --git a/.drone.jsonnet b/.drone.jsonnet
index 7d1c1b3f1..2ea53bd07 100644
--- a/.drone.jsonnet
+++ b/.drone.jsonnet
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-local distro = "sid";
-local distro_name = 'Debian sid';
-local distro_docker = 'debian:sid';
+local distro = "bionic";
+local distro_name = 'Ubuntu 18.04';
+local distro_docker = 'ubuntu:bionic';
 
 local apt_get_quiet = 'apt-get -o=Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 -q';
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 89b1e07cd..471d82fc3 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+lokinet (0.8.0~pre1-1~ubuntu1804) bionic; urgency=medium
+
+  * Bionic deb.
+
+ -- Jason Rhinelander <jason@imaginary.ca>  Wed, 23 Sep 2020 16:51:57 -0300
+
 lokinet (0.8.0~pre1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * dev snapshot build.
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 37c88a8b6..6a1af9bf1 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: lokinet
 Section: net
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Jeff Becker (probably not evil) <jeff@i2p.rocks>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 11), g++, ninja-build, cmake (>= 3.10), pkg-config, libuv1-dev, git, libunbound-dev,
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 11), g++-8, ninja-build, cmake (>= 3.10), pkg-config, libuv1-dev, git, libunbound-dev,
     libsodium-dev (>= 1.0.18), libsystemd-dev, liblokimq-dev (>= 1.2.0~), libsqlite3-dev, nettle-dev, libevent-dev
 Standards-Version: 3.9.6
 Homepage: https://loki.network/
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index eb7f26248..b8282048c 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
 	dh_auto_configure -- -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DRELEASE_MOTTO="$(shell cat motto.txt)" \
 		-DGIT_VERSION="deb$(DEB_VERSION)" \
 		$(DEB_CMAKE_ARCH_OPTIONS) \
+		-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=gcc-8 -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++-8 \
 		-DNATIVE_BUILD=OFF -DUSE_AVX2=OFF -DWITH_SETCAP=OFF
 
 override_dh_installsystemd: