Cant get anything done!! Baby never wants to get put down!! Ever!

I don’t know what to do. My baby hates getting put down and wants me to hold him 24/7, no literally. He’s 8 mo now and army crawl and pushes off with his legs. But only when I put him down is when I can see what he’s capable of!! Of course he gets hysterical but I don’t want him to be 1 years old still thinking it’s okay to be held all the time. It has to stop somewhere. But I keep feeling like I’m wrong when I see him crying and reaching for me. Should I not force it and let him get down on his own? Or put my foot down? What should I do with about my clingy baby??