diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES b/RELEASE_NOTES
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@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2024.8.1
+- 2024-08-01 TUN-8581: create dry run for github release
+
 2024.7.3
 - 2024-07-31 TUN-8546: Fix final artifacts paths