diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index b04bc05ba..41331672c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ Community Crypto Release Notes
 .. contents:: Topics
 
 
+v2.8.1
+======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Maintenance release with improved documentation.
+
 v2.8.0
 ======
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 59dde8cc1..6a47573a6 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -1008,3 +1008,9 @@ releases:
     - 524-acme-http-errors.yml
     - 525-acme-no-nonce.yml
     release_date: '2022-11-02'
+  2.8.1:
+    changes:
+      release_summary: Maintenance release with improved documentation.
+    fragments:
+    - 2.8.1.yml
+    release_date: '2022-11-06'
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/2.8.1.yml b/changelogs/fragments/2.8.1.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f8a44665..000000000
--- a/changelogs/fragments/2.8.1.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-release_summary: Maintenance release with improved documentation.