@@ -1513,3 +1513,11 @@ releases:

     - win_reboot-psrp-command.yaml

     - win_region-format.yaml

     release_date: '2019-04-25'

+  2.8.0rc2:

+    codename: How Many More Times

+    fragments:

+    - 55515-use-active-state-for-any_errors_fatal.yaml

+    - bad_empty_play.yml

+    - ps-basic-json.yaml

+    - v2.8.0rc2_summary.yaml

+    release_date: '2019-05-01'

@@ -5,6 +5,23 @@ Ansible 2.8 "How Many More Times" Release Notes

 .. contents:: Topics

+v2.8.0rc2

+=========

+

+Release Summary

+---------------

+

+| Release Date: 2019-05-01

+| `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__

+

+

+Bugfixes

+--------

+

+- Ansible.Basic - Fix issue when deserilizing a JSON string that is not a dictionary - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/55691

+- Be sure to use the active state when checking for any_errors_fatal

+- re allow empty plays for now, but add deprecation msg.

+

 v2.8.0rc1

 =========

new file mode 100644

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@

+release_summary: |

+   | Release Date: 2019-05-01

+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__

@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@

 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)

 __metaclass__ = type

-__version__ = '2.8.0rc1.post0'

+__version__ = '2.8.0rc2'

 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'

 __codename__ = 'How Many More Times'