You can't update the status in the drupal 8 version because some code is missing.
I've made a patch.
I'm not sure it's how I'm supposed to contribute here so tell me if I have done anything wrong.
I want to make a stable drupal 8 release, so if you have any issue tell me, I plan to fix them.
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