diff --git a/src/changes/changes.xml b/src/changes/changes.xml
index e9837db..32f7f0a 100644
--- a/src/changes/changes.xml
+++ b/src/changes/changes.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
   </properties>
 
   <body>
+    <release version="2.8.1" date="2021-MM-DD" description="Maintenance release. Requires Java 8.">
+    </release>
     <release version="2.8.0" date="2021-03-06" description="Feature and maintenance release. Requires Java 8.">
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