diff --git a/share/sgml/news.xml b/share/sgml/news.xml
index d3f36f8472..92197b489b 100644
--- a/share/sgml/news.xml
+++ b/share/sgml/news.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 <news>
   <cvs:keywords xmlns:cvs="http://www.FreeBSD.org/XML/CVS" version="1.0">
     <cvs:keyword name="freebsd">
-      $FreeBSD: www/share/sgml/news.xml,v 1.278 2009/11/18 15:14:34 mandree Exp $
+      $FreeBSD: www/share/sgml/news.xml,v 1.279 2009/11/26 21:22:00 hrs Exp $
     </cvs:keyword>
   </cvs:keywords>
 
@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@
     <month>
       <name>11</name>
 
+      <day>
+	<name>27</name>
+
+	<event>
+	  <title>FreeBSD 8.0 press release</title>
+
+	  <p>The <a href="&enbase;/releases/8.0R/pressrelease.html">FreeBSD
+	    8.0 press release</a> is now available.</p>
+	</event>
+      </day>
+
       <day>
 	<name>26</name>