Prepare to release 2.8.0

Author: colinodell

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,9 +6,14 @@ Updates should follow the [Keep a CHANGELOG](https://keepachangelog.com/) princi
 
 ## [Unreleased][unreleased]
 
+## [2.8.0] - 2025-11-26
+
 ### Added
 - Added a new `HighlightExtension` for marking important text using `==` syntax (#1100)
 
+### Fixed
+- Fixed `AutolinkExtension` incorrectly matching URLs after invalid `www.` prefix (#1095, #1103)
+
 ## [2.7.1] - 2025-07-20
 
 ### Changed
@@ -712,7 +717,8 @@ No changes were introduced since the previous release.
     - Alternative 1: Use `CommonMarkConverter` or `GithubFlavoredMarkdownConverter` if you don't need to customize the environment
     - Alternative 2: Instantiate a new `Environment` and add the necessary extensions yourself
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/thephpleague/commonmark/compare/2.7.1...HEAD
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/thephpleague/commonmark/compare/2.8.0...HEAD
+[2.8.0]: https://github.com/thephpleague/commonmark/compare/2.7.1...2.8.0
 [2.7.1]: https://github.com/thephpleague/commonmark/compare/2.7.0...2.7.1
 [2.7.0]: https://github.com/thephpleague/commonmark/compare/2.6.2...2.7.0
 [2.6.2]: https://github.com/thephpleague/commonmark/compare/2.6.1...2.6.2

RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
  - [ ] Update the relevant documentation in `./docs/`
  - [ ] Remember to note the upgrade changes in the docs too
- - [ ] If releasing a new major or minor version, make sure to clone the previous one and make the necessary changes.  This will allow people to submit new features to the dev-main version. Don't forget to update version numbers in project.yml! And update the redirects too. Especially for /security/.
  - [ ] Build and preview the docs locally
 
 ## Release

docs/2.x/upgrading.md

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 # Upgrading to Newer Versions
 
+## Upgrading from 2.7 to 2.8
+
+There are no breaking changes when upgrading from 2.7 to 2.8.
+
 ## Upgrading from 2.6 to 2.7
 
 There are no breaking changes when upgrading from 2.6 to 2.7.