diff --git a/doc/manual/src/SUMMARY.md.in b/doc/manual/src/SUMMARY.md.in
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+++ b/doc/manual/src/SUMMARY.md.in
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
   - [CLI guideline](contributing/cli-guideline.md)
 - [Release Notes](release-notes/release-notes.md)
   - [Release X.Y (202?-??-??)](release-notes/rl-next.md)
+  - [Release 2.8 (2022-04-19)](release-notes/rl-2.8.md)
   - [Release 2.7 (2022-03-07)](release-notes/rl-2.7.md)
   - [Release 2.6 (2022-01-24)](release-notes/rl-2.6.md)
   - [Release 2.5 (2021-12-13)](release-notes/rl-2.5.md)
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.8.md b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.8.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Release 2.8 (2022-04-19)
+
+* New experimental command: `nix fmt`, which applies a formatter
+  defined by the `formatter.<system>` flake output to the Nix
+  expressions in a flake.
+
+* Various Nix commands can now read expressions from standard input
+  using `--file -`.
+
+* New experimental builtin function `builtins.fetchClosure` that
+  copies a closure from a binary cache at evaluation time and rewrites
+  it to content-addressed form (if it isn't already). Like
+  `builtins.storePath`, this allows importing pre-built store paths;
+  the difference is that it doesn't require the user to configure
+  binary caches and trusted public keys.
+
+  This function is only available if you enable the experimental
+  feature `fetch-closure`.
+
+* New experimental feature: *impure derivations*. These are
+  derivations that can produce a different result every time they're
+  built. Here is an example:
+
+  ```nix
+  stdenv.mkDerivation {
+    name = "impure";
+    __impure = true; # marks this derivation as impure
+    buildCommand = "date > $out";
+  }
+  ```
+
+  Running `nix build` twice on this expression will build the
+  derivation twice, producing two different content-addressed store
+  paths. Like fixed-output derivations, impure derivations have access
+  to the network. Only fixed-output derivations and impure derivations
+  can depend on an impure derivation.
+
+* `nix store make-content-addressable` has been renamed to `nix store
+  make-content-addressed`.
+
+* The `nixosModule` flake output attribute has been renamed consistent
+  with the `.default` renames in Nix 2.7.
+
+  * `nixosModule` → `nixosModules.default`
+
+  As before, the old output will continue to work, but `nix flake check` will
+  issue a warning about it.
+
+* `nix run` is now stricter in what it accepts: members of the `apps`
+  flake output are now required to be apps (as defined in [the
+  manual](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-run.html#apps)),
+  and members of `packages` or `legacyPackages` must be derivations
+  (not apps).
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md
index 6ebbe5eb4..c869b5e2f 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md
@@ -1,46 +1 @@
 # Release X.Y (202?-??-??)
-
-* Various nix commands can now read expressions from stdin with `--file -`.
-
-* `nix store make-content-addressable` has been renamed to `nix store
-  make-content-addressed`.
-
-* New experimental builtin function `builtins.fetchClosure` that
-  copies a closure from a binary cache at evaluation time and rewrites
-  it to content-addressed form (if it isn't already). Like
-  `builtins.storePath`, this allows importing pre-built store paths;
-  the difference is that it doesn't require the user to configure
-  binary caches and trusted public keys.
-
-  This function is only available if you enable the experimental
-  feature `fetch-closure`.
-
-* New experimental feature: *impure derivations*. These are
-  derivations that can produce a different result every time they're
-  built. Here is an example:
-
-  ```nix
-  stdenv.mkDerivation {
-    name = "impure";
-    __impure = true; # marks this derivation as impure
-    buildCommand = "date > $out";
-  }
-  ```
-
-  Running `nix build` twice on this expression will build the
-  derivation twice, producing two different content-addressed store
-  paths. Like fixed-output derivations, impure derivations have access
-  to the network. Only fixed-output derivations and impure derivations
-  can depend on an impure derivation.
-
-* The `nixosModule` flake output attribute has been renamed consistent
-  with the `.default` renames in nix 2.7.
-
-  * `nixosModule` → `nixosModules.default`
-
-  As before, the old output will continue to work, but `nix flake check` will
-  issue a warning about it.
-
-* `nix run` is now stricter wrt what it accepts:
-    * Members of `apps` are now required to be apps (as defined in [the manual](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-run.html#apps))
-    * Member of `packages` or `legacyPackages` cannot be of type "app" when used by `nix run`.