diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 7d5323edb8..03ec595954 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,34 @@ Changelog
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+9.8.0 (2024-10-23)
+------------------
+
+New features:
+
+
+- Added create and fetch aliases in CSV format. @Faakhir30 (#1812)
+- Site service: Indicate whether the site supports filtering URL aliases by date. @davisagli (#1826)
+
+
+Bug fixes:
+
+
+- Fix error getting allow_discussion value when p.a.discussion is not activated.
+  [maurits] (#1808)
+- Fix incorrect condition for ``show_excluded_items`` setting in the ``@navigation`` API.
+  [mamico] (#1816)
+- Fix response of `RelationListFieldSerializer` by filtering out invalid items. @Faakhir30 (#1818)
+- Aliases endpoint: Use "Manage Portal Aliases" and "Manage Content Aliases" permissions. @jackahl (#1820)
+
+
+Documentation:
+
+
+- Use Plone Sphinx Theme for documentation. Build docs when there are changes to http-examples. @stevepiercy (#1815)
+- Fixed spelling of prerequisites. @stevepiercy (#1822)
+
+
 9.7.2 (2024-09-05)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/news/1808.bugfix b/news/1808.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a8ab1df8e..0000000000
--- a/news/1808.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Fix error getting allow_discussion value when p.a.discussion is not activated.
-[maurits]
diff --git a/news/1812.feature b/news/1812.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 85727b674b..0000000000
--- a/news/1812.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Added create and fetch aliases in CSV format. @Faakhir30
diff --git a/news/1815.documentation b/news/1815.documentation
deleted file mode 100644
index dd9891dfe5..0000000000
--- a/news/1815.documentation
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Use Plone Sphinx Theme for documentation. Build docs when there are changes to http-examples. @stevepiercy
diff --git a/news/1816.bugfix b/news/1816.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 2bb52fc581..0000000000
--- a/news/1816.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-Fix incorrect condition for ``show_excluded_items`` setting in the ``@navigation`` API.
-[mamico]
diff --git a/news/1818.bugfix b/news/1818.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 54260238ec..0000000000
--- a/news/1818.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix response of `RelationListFieldSerializer` by filtering out invalid items. @Faakhir30
diff --git a/news/1820.bugfix b/news/1820.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f2aeaaf4e..0000000000
--- a/news/1820.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Aliases endpoint: Use "Manage Portal Aliases" and "Manage Content Aliases" permissions. @jackahl
diff --git a/news/1822.documentation b/news/1822.documentation
deleted file mode 100644
index c37ab93222..0000000000
--- a/news/1822.documentation
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fixed spelling of prerequisites. @stevepiercy
diff --git a/news/1826.feature b/news/1826.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f21fa89aa..0000000000
--- a/news/1826.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Site service: Indicate whether the site supports filtering URL aliases by date. @davisagli
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c9b76e9107..6858c5da23 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import sys
 
 
-version = "9.7.3.dev0"
+version = "9.8.0"
 
 if sys.version_info.major == 2:
     raise ValueError(