diff --git a/docs/development/release-checklist.md b/docs/development/release-checklist.md
index 8303cc44b..d924d2c0b 100644
--- a/docs/development/release-checklist.md
+++ b/docs/development/release-checklist.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Update the following static libraries to their most recent stable release:
 
 ### Create a new Release Notes Page
 
-Create a file at `/docs/release-notes/X.Y.md` to establish the release notes for the new release. Add the file to the table of contents within `mkdocs.yml`.
+Create a file at `/docs/release-notes/X.Y.md` to establish the release notes for the new release. Add the file to the table of contents within `mkdocs.yml`, and point `index.md` to the new file.
 
 ### Manually Perform a New Install
 
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/index.md b/docs/release-notes/index.md
index e44a306fe..364b2cd9d 120000
--- a/docs/release-notes/index.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/index.md
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version-2.7.md
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+version-2.8.md
\ No newline at end of file