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 :issue: https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/
 :pull: https://github.com/elastic/beats/pull/
 
+[[release-notes-8.0.0-alpha2]]
+=== Beats version 8.0.0-alpha2
+
+Changes will be described in a later alpha / beta.
+
 [[release-notes-8.0.0-alpha1]]
 === Beats version 8.0.0-alpha1
 
 Changes will be described in a later alpha / beta.
+
 [[release-notes-7.14.1]]
 === Beats version 7.14.1
 https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v7.14.0...v7.14.1[View commits]