diff --git a/doc/en/announce/release-2.8.7.rst b/doc/en/announce/release-2.8.7.rst
index d9137e447..d98d73106 100644
--- a/doc/en/announce/release-2.8.7.rst
+++ b/doc/en/announce/release-2.8.7.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-pytest-2.8.6
+pytest-2.8.7
 ============
 
+This is a hotfix release to solve a regression
+in the builtin monkeypatch plugin that got introduced in 2.8.6.
+
 pytest is a mature Python testing tool with more than a 1100 tests
 against itself, passing on many different interpreters and platforms.
 This release is supposed to be drop-in compatible to 2.8.5.