diff --git a/notes/coredns-1.8.1.md b/notes/coredns-1.8.1.md
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--- a/notes/coredns-1.8.1.md
+++ b/notes/coredns-1.8.1.md
@@ -3,16 +3,18 @@ title = "CoreDNS-1.8.1 Release"
 description = "CoreDNS-1.8.1 Release Notes."
 tags = ["Release", "1.8.1", "Notes"]
 release = "1.8.1"
-date = 2021-01-20T08:00:00+00:00
+date = 2021-01-20T07:00:00+00:00
 author = "coredns"
-draft = true
 +++
 
-DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT
-
 The CoreDNS team has released
 [CoreDNS-1.8.1](https://github.com/coredns/coredns/releases/tag/v1.8.1).
 
+This release fixes a bunch of bugs, and adds a (very) simple new plugin
+called [local](https://coredns.io/plugins/local/) to answer "local" queries. Bunch of work in
+the [kubernetes](https://coredns.io/plugins/kubernetes) plugin to add support for new upstream
+feautres.
+
 ## Brought to You By
 
 Blake Ryan, Bob, Chotiwat Chawannakul, Chris O'Haver, Guangwen Feng, Gunadhya, Jiang Biao, Johnny