diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-2.8 (2017-09-XX)
+2.8 (2018-02-XX)
 ================
 - Rename the role groups link label from "Members" to "Groups".
 - Rename the group users link label from "Members" to "Users".
diff --git a/docs/releases/2.8.rst b/docs/releases/2.8.rst
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--- a/docs/releases/2.8.rst
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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Mayan EDMS v2.8 release notes
 =============================
 
-Released: September XX, 2017
+Released: January XX, 2018
 
 What's new
 ==========
@@ -27,6 +27,32 @@ What's new
   https://gitlab.com/mayan-edms/mayan-edms-vagrant
 - Add view to show list of events performed by an user.
 - Allow filtering an event list by clicking on the user column.
+- Revise and improve permission requirements for the documents app API.
+
+  - Downloading a document version now requires the document download permission instead of just the document view permission.
+  - Creating a new document no longer works by having the document create permission in a global manner. It is now possible
+    to create a document via the API by having the document permission for a specific document type.
+  - Viewing the version list of a document now required the document version view permission instead of the document view permission.
+    Not having the document version view permission for a document will not return a 403 error. Instead a blank response will be returned.
+  - Reverting a document via API will new require the document version revert permission instead of the document edit permission.
+  - ``Document view`` permissions is nor required to view the details of
+    a trashed document.
+
+- Revise and improve permission requirements for the document states app API.
+
+  - Require the ``Workflow view`` permission for the workflow to be able
+    to view a document type's workflow list.
+  - Fix the permission check to create workflows. Previously it had
+    not effect as it has using the ``mayan_object_permissions`` instead
+    of the ``mayan_view_permissions`` dictionary.
+  - Require the ``Workflow view`` permission to view the workflow instance list.
+  - Require the ``Workflow view`` permission to view a workflow instance's details.
+
+- Display a proper message in the document type metadata type relationship
+  view when there are no metadata types exist.
+- Improved styling and interaction of the multiple object action form.
+- Add checkbox to allow selecting all item in the item list view.
+- Rename project to Mayan EDMS NG.
 
 Removals
 --------