+Since 2.9.0 rc1
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- Fix bug in cfgupgrade that led to failure when upgrading from 2.8 with
+ at least one DRBD instance.
+
+
+Version 2.9.0 rc1
+-----------------
+
+*(Released Tue, 1 Oct 2013)*
+
+The first release candidate in the 2.9 series. Since 2.9.0 beta1:
+
+- various bug fixes
+- update of the documentation, in particular installation instructions
+- merging of LD_* constants into DT_* constants
+- python style changes to be compatible with newer versions of pylint
+
+
+Version 2.9.0 beta1
+-------------------
+
+*(Released Thu, 29 Aug 2013)*
+
+This was the first beta release of the 2.9 series. All important changes
+are listed in the latest 2.9 entry.
+