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+============================================
+Django 1.8 release notes - UNDER DEVELOPMENT
+============================================
+
+Welcome to Django 1.8!
+
+These release notes cover the `new features`_, as well as some `backwards
+incompatible changes`_ you'll want to be aware of when upgrading from Django
+1.6 or older versions. We've also dropped some features, which are detailed in
+:ref:`our deprecation plan <deprecation-removed-in-1.8>`, and we've `begun the
+deprecation process for some features`_.
+
+.. _`new features`: `What's new in Django 1.8`_
+.. _`backwards incompatible changes`: `Backwards incompatible changes in 1.8`_
+.. _`begun the deprecation process for some features`: `Features deprecated in 1.8`_
+
+Python compatibility
+====================
+
+Like Django 1.7, Django 1.8 requires Python 2.7 or above, though we
+**highly recommend** the latest minor release.
+
+What's new in Django 1.8
+========================
+
+...
+
+Minor features
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+:mod:`django.contrib.admin`
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+:mod:`django.contrib.auth`
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+:mod:`django.contrib.formtools`
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+:mod:`django.contrib.gis`
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+:mod:`django.contrib.messages`
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+:mod:`django.contrib.redirects`
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+:mod:`django.contrib.sessions`
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+:mod:`django.contrib.sitemaps`
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+:mod:`django.contrib.sites`
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+:mod:`django.contrib.staticfiles`
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+:mod:`django.contrib.syndication`
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+Cache
+^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+Email
+^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+File Storage
+^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+File Uploads
+^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+Forms
+^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+Internationalization
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+Management Commands
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+Models
+^^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+Signals
+^^^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+Templates
+^^^^^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+Requests and Responses
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+Tests
+^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+Validators
+^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* ...
+
+Backwards incompatible changes in 1.8
+=====================================
+
+.. warning::
+
+    In addition to the changes outlined in this section, be sure to review the
+    :doc:`deprecation plan </internals/deprecation>` for any features that
+    have been removed. If you haven't updated your code within the
+    deprecation timeline for a given feature, its removal may appear as a
+    backwards incompatible change.
+
+...
+
+Miscellaneous
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* ...
+
+.. _deprecated-features-1.8:
+
+Features deprecated in 1.8
+==========================
+
+...
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.txt b/docs/releases/index.txt
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@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ Final releases
 
 .. _development_release_notes:
 
+1.8 release
+-----------
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 1
+
+   1.8
+
 1.7 release
 -----------
 .. toctree::