diff --git a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V8.md b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V8.md
index e7efc8df517f3a..f219c1ee7bd294 100644
--- a/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V8.md
+++ b/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V8.md
@@ -35,29 +35,29 @@
* [io.js](CHANGELOG_IOJS.md)
* [Archive](CHANGELOG_ARCHIVE.md)
-
- ## 2017-10-25, Version 8.8.1 (Current), @cjihrig
-
- ### Notable Changes
-
- * **net**:
- - Fix timeout with null handle issue. This is a regression in Node 8.8.0 [#16489](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16489)
-
- ### Commits
-
- * [[`db8c92fb42`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/db8c92fb42)] - **doc**: fix spelling in v8.8.0 changelog (Myles Borins) [#16477](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16477)
- * [[`c8396b8370`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/c8396b8370)] - **doc**: remove loader hooks from unsupported features (Teppei Sato) [#16465](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16465)
- * [[`2b0bb57055`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/2b0bb57055)] - **doc**: fix wrong URL (Jon Moss) [#16470](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16470)
- * [[`9ffc32974e`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/9ffc32974e)] - **doc**: fix typo in changelog for 8.8.0 (Alec Perkins) [#16462](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16462)
- * [[`7facaa5031`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/7facaa5031)] - **doc**: fix missing newline character (Daijiro Wachi) [#16447](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16447)
- * [[`16eb7d3a5f`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/16eb7d3a5f)] - **doc**: fix doc styles (Daijiro Wachi) [#16385](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16385)
- * [[`99fdc1d04f`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/99fdc1d04f)] - **doc**: add recommendations for first timers (Refael Ackermann) [#16350](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16350)
- * [[`6fbef7f350`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/6fbef7f350)] - **doc**: fix typo in zlib.md (Luigi Pinca) [#16480](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16480)
- * [[`655e017e40`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/655e017e40)] - **net**: fix timeout with null handle (Anatoli Papirovski) [#16489](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16489)
- * [[`7fad10cc7e`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/7fad10cc7e)] - **test**: make test-v8-serdes work without stdin (Anna Henningsen)
- * [[`12dc06e3e1`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/12dc06e3e1)] - **test**: call toLowerCase on the resolved module (Daniel Bevenius) [#16486](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16486)
- * [[`10894c3835`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/10894c3835)] - **test**: allow for different nsswitch.conf settings (Daniel Bevenius) [#16378](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16378)
- * [[`2a53165aa0`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/2a53165aa0)] - **test**: add missing assertion (cjihrig) [#15519](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/15519)
+
+## 2017-10-25, Version 8.8.1 (Current), @cjihrig
+
+### Notable Changes
+
+* **net**:
+ - Fix timeout with null handle issue. This is a regression in Node 8.8.0 [#16489](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16489)
+
+### Commits
+
+* [[`db8c92fb42`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/db8c92fb42)] - **doc**: fix spelling in v8.8.0 changelog (Myles Borins) [#16477](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16477)
+* [[`c8396b8370`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/c8396b8370)] - **doc**: remove loader hooks from unsupported features (Teppei Sato) [#16465](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16465)
+* [[`2b0bb57055`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/2b0bb57055)] - **doc**: fix wrong URL (Jon Moss) [#16470](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16470)
+* [[`9ffc32974e`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/9ffc32974e)] - **doc**: fix typo in changelog for 8.8.0 (Alec Perkins) [#16462](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16462)
+* [[`7facaa5031`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/7facaa5031)] - **doc**: fix missing newline character (Daijiro Wachi) [#16447](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16447)
+* [[`16eb7d3a5f`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/16eb7d3a5f)] - **doc**: fix doc styles (Daijiro Wachi) [#16385](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16385)
+* [[`99fdc1d04f`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/99fdc1d04f)] - **doc**: add recommendations for first timers (Refael Ackermann) [#16350](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16350)
+* [[`6fbef7f350`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/6fbef7f350)] - **doc**: fix typo in zlib.md (Luigi Pinca) [#16480](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16480)
+* [[`655e017e40`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/655e017e40)] - **net**: fix timeout with null handle (Anatoli Papirovski) [#16489](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16489)
+* [[`7fad10cc7e`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/7fad10cc7e)] - **test**: make test-v8-serdes work without stdin (Anna Henningsen)
+* [[`12dc06e3e1`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/12dc06e3e1)] - **test**: call toLowerCase on the resolved module (Daniel Bevenius) [#16486](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16486)
+* [[`10894c3835`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/10894c3835)] - **test**: allow for different nsswitch.conf settings (Daniel Bevenius) [#16378](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/16378)
+* [[`2a53165aa0`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/2a53165aa0)] - **test**: add missing assertion (cjihrig) [#15519](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/15519)
## 2017-10-24, Version 8.8.0 (Current), @MylesBorins
diff --git a/doc/releases.md b/doc/releases.md
index ddca73eaeee33d..faca396768e377 100644
--- a/doc/releases.md
+++ b/doc/releases.md
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ The new entry should take the following form:
The release type should be either Current, LTS, or Maintenance, depending on the type of release being produced.
+Be sure that the `` tag, as well as the two headings, are not
+indented at all.
+
At the top of each `CHANGELOG_*.md` file, and in the root `CHANGELOG.md` file,
there is a table indexing all releases in each major release line. A link to
the new release needs to be added to each. Follow the existing examples and be