diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e50363ea..6b92e0d1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ Stan.jl v7.x constitutes the third generation and covers all of cmdstan's method
 
 Stan.jl v8.0 is based on StanSample.jl v5, StanOptimize.jl v3 and StanQuap.jl v2.
 
-Note: Future versions of the StanJulia packages, in particular StanSample.jl v5.1, will start to support multithreading in the `cmdstan` binary and will require cmdstan v2.28.1 and up.
-
-My intention is to continue maintenance of CmdStan.jl at least until late 2021.
-
 ## Requirements
 
 Stan's cmdstan executable needs to be installed separatedly. Please see [cmdstan installation](https://stanjulia.github.io/Stan.jl/latest/INSTALLATION/). 
@@ -42,7 +38,9 @@ For more info on Stan, please go to <http://mc-stan.org>.
 
 ### Version 8.0.0
 
-
+1. Supports both CMDSTAN and JULIA_CMDSTAN_HOME environment variables to point to the cmdstan installation.
+2. Thanks to @jfb-h completed testing with using conda to install cmdstan
+3. Refactored code between StanBase.jl and the other StanJulia packages.
 
 ### Version 7.1.1
 
diff --git a/docs/src/INSTALLATION.md b/docs/src/INSTALLATION.md
index 50b792dc..01f6ad42 100644
--- a/docs/src/INSTALLATION.md
+++ b/docs/src/INSTALLATION.md
@@ -8,23 +8,22 @@ To install Stan.jl e.g. in the Julia REPL: `] add Stan`.
 
 To run this version of the Stan.jl package on your local machine, it assumes that the [cmdstan](http://mc-stan.org/interfaces/cmdstan) executable is properly installed.
 
-In order for Stan.jl to find the cmdstan you need to set the environment variable `JULIA_CMDSTAN_HOME` to point to the cmdstan directory, e.g. add
+In order for Stan.jl to find the cmdstan you need to set the environment variable `CMDSTAN` (or `JULIA_CMDSTAN_HOME`) to point to the cmdstan directory, e.g. add
 
 ```
-export JULIA_CMDSTAN_HOME=/Users/rob/Projects/Stan/cmdstan
-launchctl setenv JULIA_CMDSTAN_HOME /Users/rob/Projects/Stan/cmdstan # Mac specific
+export CMDSTAN=/Users/rob/Projects/Stan/cmdstan
+launchctl setenv CMDSTAN /Users/rob/Projects/Stan/cmdstan # Mac specific
 ```
 
 to your `~/.zshrc` or `~/.bash_profile` or simply add
-
 ```
-ENV["JULIA_CMDSTAN_HOME"]="_your absolute path to cmdstan_"
+ENV["CMDSTAN"]="_your absolute path to cmdstan_"
 ```
 
 to `./julia/config/startup.jl`. Remember to use `expanduser()` if you use `~` in above "path to cmdstan" if it is not absolute.
 
 I typically prefer cmdstan not to include the cmdstan version number in the above path to cmdstan (no update needed when the cmdstan version is updated).
 
-Currently tested with cmdstan 2.28.1.
+Currently tested with cmdstan 2.28.2.
 
-Note: Future versions of the StanJulia packages, in particular StanSample.jl v5.1, will start to support multithreading in the `cmdstan` binary and will require cmdstan v2.28.1 and up.
+Note: Future versions of the StanJulia packages, in particular StanSample.jl v5.1, will start to support multithreading in the `cmdstan` binary and will require cmdstan v2.28.2 and up.
diff --git a/docs/src/VERSIONS.md b/docs/src/VERSIONS.md
index 2b535027..17fbeafb 100644
--- a/docs/src/VERSIONS.md
+++ b/docs/src/VERSIONS.md
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ This version of the package has primarily been tested with GitHub workflows and
 
 1. Change the default output format returned by read_samples to :table.
 2. Keyword based cmdline modification.
-3. Dropped dependency on StanBase.
+3. Refactored code between StanBase.jl and the other StanJulia packages.
 4. Will need cmdstan 2.28.1 (for num_threads).
 5. `tmpdir` now positional argument when creating a CmdStanModel.
-
-Note: StanVariational.jl and StanDiagnose.jl have not yet been updated to use keywords in the `stan_variational()` and `stan_diagnose()` calls. They still depend on StanBase.jl.
+6. Supports both CMDSTAN and JULIA_CMDSTAN_HOME environment variables to point to the cmdstan installation (for compatibility between cmdstan for R and Python).
+7. Thanks to @jfb-h completed testing with using conda to install cmdstan
 
 ### Version 7.0
 
diff --git a/src/Stan.jl b/src/Stan.jl
index e813dc9b..f4c6db4d 100644
--- a/src/Stan.jl
+++ b/src/Stan.jl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Stan
 
-using StanSample, StanOptimize, StanDiagnose, StanVariational
+using StanSample, StanOptimize, StanDiagnose, StanVariational, StanQuap
 
 end # module