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+## 2.8.1 / 2019-03-28
+
+* [BUGFIX] Display the job labels in `/targets` which was removed accidently. #5406
+
 ## 2.8.0 / 2019-03-12
 
 This release uses Write-Ahead Logging (WAL) for the remote_write API. This currently causes a slight increase in memory usage, which will be addressed in future releases.
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-2.8.0
+2.8.1