diff --git a/docs/changelog/api.md b/docs/changelog/api.md
index 07aa5e3..aa76de6 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/api.md
+++ b/docs/changelog/api.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # API Changelog
 
+## v8.0.1 - _2026-06-04_
+
+See [v8.0.1] changes
+
+### Features
+
+- Removed layer filtering in the homepage
+
+[v8.0.1]: https://github.com/no10ds/rapid/compare/v8.0.0...v8.0.1
+
 
 ## v8.0.0 - _2026-06-03_
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/DatasetSearchBar/DatasetSearchBar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/DatasetSearchBar/DatasetSearchBar.tsx
index 1552c44..016f37a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/DatasetSearchBar/DatasetSearchBar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/DatasetSearchBar/DatasetSearchBar.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import {
   Paper,
   Typography,
   Button,
-  Chip,
   TextField,
   InputAdornment,
   ClickAwayListener
@@ -18,18 +17,11 @@ const MAX_SUGGESTIONS = 8
 const DatasetSearchBar = ({ datasets }: { datasets: Dataset[] }) => {
   const router = useRouter()
   const [search, setSearch] = useState('')
-  const [layerFilter, setLayerFilter] = useState('All')
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false)
   const wrapRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
 
-  const layers = useMemo(() => {
-    const unique = Array.from(new Set(datasets.map((d) => d.layer).filter(Boolean))).sort()
-    return ['All', ...unique]
-  }, [datasets])
-
   const filtered = useMemo(() => {
     return datasets.filter((d) => {
-      if (layerFilter !== 'All' && d.layer?.toLowerCase() !== layerFilter.toLowerCase()) return false
       if (search.trim()) {
         const q = search.trim().toLowerCase()
         const haystack = `${d.layer} ${d.domain} ${d.dataset}`.toLowerCase()
@@ -37,7 +29,7 @@ const DatasetSearchBar = ({ datasets }: { datasets: Dataset[] }) => {
       }
       return true
     }).slice(0, MAX_SUGGESTIONS)
-  }, [datasets, layerFilter, search])
+  }, [datasets, search])
 
   // Close the suggestions dropdown when the user clicks outside the wrapper.
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -57,26 +49,6 @@ const DatasetSearchBar = ({ datasets }: { datasets: Dataset[] }) => {
 
   return (
     <Box sx={{ width: '100%', maxWidth: 720, mx: 'auto', position: 'relative' }} ref={wrapRef}>
-      {datasets.length > 0 && layers.length > 2 && (
-        <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', gap: 0.75, justifyContent: 'center', flexWrap: 'wrap', mb: 1.25 }}>
-          {layers.map((l) => (
-            <Chip
-              key={l}
-              label={l}
-              size="small"
-              variant={layerFilter === l ? 'filled' : 'outlined'}
-              color={layerFilter === l ? 'primary' : 'default'}
-              onClick={() => { setLayerFilter(l); setOpen(true) }}
-              sx={
-                layerFilter !== l
-                  ? { color: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.7)', borderColor: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.18)', bgcolor: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.05)', '&:hover': { borderColor: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.3)', color: '#fff' } }
-                  : undefined
-              }
-            />
-          ))}
-        </Box>
-      )}
-
       <Box sx={{ display: 'flex' }}>
         <TextField
           fullWidth
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Layout/AccountLayout.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Layout/AccountLayout.tsx
index 24aa97c..423a4f6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Layout/AccountLayout.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Layout/AccountLayout.tsx
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ const AccountLayout = ({ children, title, topbarActions, noPad }: AccountLayoutP
             onClick={(e) => setAnchorEl(e.currentTarget)}
           >
             <Avatar sx={{ width: 24, height: 24, bgcolor: 'primary.main', fontSize: 9, fontWeight: 700, letterSpacing: '0.02em' }}>
-              {initials ?? '?'}
+              {initials}
             </Avatar>
             {!collapsed && (
               <Box sx={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
diff --git a/infrastructure/modules/rapid/variables.tf b/infrastructure/modules/rapid/variables.tf
index 704abc9..9eece2e 100644
--- a/infrastructure/modules/rapid/variables.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/modules/rapid/variables.tf
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ variable "app-replica-count-max" {
 variable "application_version" {
   type        = string
   description = "The version number for the application image (e.g.: v1.0.4, v1.0.x-latest, etc.)"
-  default     = "v8.0.0"
+  default     = "v8.0.1"
 }
 
 variable "ui_version" {
   type        = string
   description = "The version number for the static ui (e.g.: v1.0.0, etc.)"
-  default     = "v8.0.0"
+  default     = "v8.0.1"
 }
 
 variable "catalog_disabled" {