I guess being a proposed $8.5 billion acquisition of Microsoft has made Skype a bit more eager to serve their new masters.
The company has released an update for their VOIP client with the changelog featuring only the addition of Windows 8 support, an OS still a year from release.
If you are a Windows 8 Developer Preview user and suffering from Skype issues you can download 5.5.0.117 from Skype here.
Via ZDNet.com