diff --git a/ReleaseNotes.md b/ReleaseNotes.md
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@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+# v3.1-8
+
+## Summary
+
+This release contains the CTA software Recommended Access Order (RAO) implemented for LTO drives to improve retrieve performances
+
+### Features
+
+- CTA software Recommended Access Order (RAO) implemented for LTO drives
+
 # v3.1-7
 
 ## Summary
diff --git a/cta.spec.in b/cta.spec.in
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--- a/cta.spec.in
+++ b/cta.spec.in
@@ -490,6 +490,8 @@ Currently contains a helper for the client-ar script, which should be installed
 %attr(0755,root,root) /usr/bin/cta-client-ar-abortPrepare
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Sep 25 2020 julien.leduc (at) cern.ch - 3.1-8
+- CTA software Recommended Access Order (RAO) implemented for LTO drives
 * Wed Sep 23 2020 julien.leduc (at) cern.ch - 3.1-7
 - cta/CTA#893 Corrected slowliness of RdbmsCatalogue::getArchiveFileToRetrieveByArchiveFileId()
 * Mon Sep 21 2020 julien.leduc (at) cern.ch - 3.1-6