diff --git a/src/xdocs/releasenotes.xml b/src/xdocs/releasenotes.xml
index e23472b48..e962e3145 100644
--- a/src/xdocs/releasenotes.xml
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@@ -15,6 +15,102 @@
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+ Breaking backward compatibility:
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+ update checkstyle to jdk8 as runtime jdk. Author: Roman Ivanov #3229
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+ Modules and XDocs: changed setter methods to recieve similar types with field type for easier xdoc validation. Author: rnveach #3212
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+ New:
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+ VisibilityModifier: allow public final fields. Author: Andrei Selkin #2971
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+ Bug fixes:
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+ Ability to differentiate annotation placement in for each loop from variable declaration.. Author: Andrei Selkin #3117
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+ Java 8 Grammar: Parsing of explicit receiver parameters. Author: rnveach #3239
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+ Java 8 Grammar: annotation on throws types. Author: rnveach #3237
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+ Java 8 Grammar: annotation on generic type. Author: rnveach #3240
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+ CommentsIndentation : Check incorrect work with subsequent comments. Author: Vladislav Lisetskii #3166
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+ CommentsIndentation : allow upper comments for following block at multi-block structures. Author: Vladislav Lisetskiy #3220
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+ CommentsIndentation : false-positive in empty array declarations. Author: Vladislav Lisetskiy #3127
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+ CommentsIndentation: false-positive when a singleline comment follows a block comment. Author: Vladislav Lisetskiy #3126
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+ RightCurly rule should properly enforce same rule for LITERAL_DO. Author: Andrei Selkin #3090
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+ Proper support for generics in visibility modifier check. Author: Andrei Selkin #3142
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+ Indentation: incorrect validation for imports and package. Author: rnveach #2618
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+ Indentation: remove requirement right curlies to be first on line. Author: rnveach #3116
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+ Notes:
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+ doc: fixed checkstyle download url (#3304). Author: rnveach
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+ Reduce the number of tasks performed by Travis CI. Author: Andrei Selkin, Roman Ivanov #3159
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+ Cut down on Checkstyle's dependencies on Guava. Author: Andrei Selkin #3293
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+ doc: update for AnnotationLocation examples to be more exact. Author: Roman Ivanov
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+ 6 tests in Checkstyle master branch fail at clean Ubuntu 14.04 Docker container (Java 8, Maven 3). Author: Andrei Selkin #3177
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+ Avoid catching of InvalidPathException and AccessDeniedException in PropertyCacheFile#persist. Author: Andrei Selkin #3259
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+ Review all French translations. Author: Vincent Privat #3282
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+ Improve French translation for annotations warnings. Author: Vincent Privat #3278
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+ Create web-page with instructions: how to create Javadoc Check. Author: Baratali Izmailov, Roman Ivanov #410
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+ corrected alphabetical order of the checks. Author: Claus Schrammel #3263
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+ CommitValidationTest.testCommitMessageHasSingleLine to support github default format. Author: rnveach #3266
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+ XDoc Config: create unit test to verify property types and default values. Author: rnveach #3187
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Breaking backward compatibility: