[mutter/gnome-40] Bump version to 40.8

[Marge Bot <marge-bot src gnome org>]

commit 4db708b20e9f5f193ff3b37278d03d80cc0b2eaf
Author: Florian Müllner <fmuellner gnome org>
Date:   Sun Jan 9 22:54:32 2022 +0100

    Bump version to 40.8
    
    Update NEWS.
    
    Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/merge_requests/2224>

 NEWS        | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 meson.build |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
---
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e65245682a..a420d088c7 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+40.8
+====
+* Fix mixed up refresh rates in multi-monitor setups [Robert; !2169]
+* Improve damage handling [Robert; !2168]
+* Consider xrandr flags for advertised modes [Robert; !2190]
+* window-group: Disable culling when rendinging clone to offscreen buffer
+  [Sebastian; !2080]
+* Fix workspace switch animation in default plugin [Mark, Erik; !2076, !2120]
+* Fix unfullscreening of windows that were mapped fullscreen [Jonas; !2210]
+* Fix DMA-BUF screencasts with unredirected fullscreen windows [Georges; !2186]
+* Fixed crash [Jonas; !2216]
+* Plugged leak [Jonas; !2225]
+
+Contributors:
+  Sebastian Keller, Robert Mader, Mark, Erik Massop,
+  Georges Basile Stavracas Neto, Jonas Ådahl
+
 40.7
 ====
 * Fix unredirected Xwayland windows not getting updated [Michel; !2112]
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 7906fdabcb..e10b5f1dcb 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('mutter', 'c',
-  version: '40.7',
+  version: '40.8',
   meson_version: '>= 0.51.0',
   license: 'GPLv2+'
 )