diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aeb944a..d6960e8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
+## [0.8.1] - 2026-03-01
+
+### Fixed
+- `install.sh`: removed `-f` flag from GitHub API `curl` call so HTTP error responses (rate limits, 404s) are printed instead of silently discarded; shows up to 400 bytes of the raw API response when the release tag cannot be parsed
+
 ## [0.8.0] - 2026-03-01
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6656bb5..d5c744e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tmuxido"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index b2cc8d1..cecd033 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -16,12 +16,16 @@ case "$arch" in
     *) echo "Unsupported architecture: $arch" >&2; exit 1 ;;
 esac
 
-tag=$(curl -fsSL \
+api_resp=$(curl -sSL \
   -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-  "$API_URL/repos/$REPO/releases/latest" \
-  | grep -o '"tag_name":"[^"]*"' | cut -d'"' -f4)
+  "$API_URL/repos/$REPO/releases/latest")
+tag=$(printf '%s' "$api_resp" | grep -o '"tag_name":"[^"]*"' | cut -d'"' -f4)
 
-[ -z "$tag" ] && { echo "Could not fetch latest release" >&2; exit 1; }
+if [ -z "$tag" ]; then
+    echo "Could not fetch latest release." >&2
+    printf 'GitHub API response: %s\n' "$api_resp" | head -c 400 >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 echo "Installing tmuxido $tag..."