diff --git a/docs/releases/v2017.1.8.rst b/docs/releases/v2017.1.8.rst
index 4b4046562ad06091035b9afe20401d5cdd6b1f62..b593305d4faedd78794f9469c0f98a14fc51cd97 100644
--- a/docs/releases/v2017.1.8.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/v2017.1.8.rst
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ Other changes
 
 * The description of the "contact information" field in the configuration wizard
   has been extended with regard to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
+  (`fd355cf0ef7b <https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon/commit/fd355cf0ef7ba0d1c9137bfb8fd76e87ad5d1aba>`_)
+
+  The *mandatory* site option for the contact information field has been removed.
 
 
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