Designate 2.8.8 releasenetworkx-2.8.8

4 files changed, 72 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/doc/_templates/layout.html b/doc/_templates/layout.html
deleted file mode 100644
index b4665f6c..00000000
--- a/doc/_templates/layout.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "!layout.html" %} {% block content %} {% include "dev_banner.html" %}
-{{ super() }} {% endblock %}
diff --git a/doc/release/index.rst b/doc/release/index.rst
index e7f9b7cd..7ab33c98 100644
--- a/doc/release/index.rst
+++ b/doc/release/index.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ period.
    :maxdepth: 2
 
    release_dev
+   release_2.8.8
    release_2.8.7
    release_2.8.6
    release_2.8.5
diff --git a/doc/release/release_2.8.8.rst b/doc/release/release_2.8.8.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..750230fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/release/release_2.8.8.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+NetworkX 2.8.7
+==============
+
+Release date: 1 November 2022
+
+Supports Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11.
+
+NetworkX is a Python package for the creation, manipulation, and study of the
+structure, dynamics, and functions of complex networks.
+
+For more information, please visit our `website <https://networkx.org/>`_
+and our :ref:`gallery of examples <examples_gallery>`.
+Please send comments and questions to the `networkx-discuss mailing list
+<http://groups.google.com/group/networkx-discuss>`_.
+
+Highlights
+----------
+
+Minor documentation and bug fixes.
+
+Merged PRs
+----------
+
+- Bump release version
+- Fix warnings from running tests in randomized order (#6014)
+- Update pydata-sphinx-theme (#6012)
+- update secutiry link to tidelift (#6019)
+- Update numpydoc (#6022)
+- Support Python 3.11 (#6023)
+- Update linters (#6024)
+- Minor updates to expanders generator tests (#6027)
+- Add missing asserts to tests (#6039)
+- fixes #6036 (#6080)
+- Improve test coverage expanders line graph generators solved (PR for issue #6034) (#6071)
+- Replace .A call with .toarray for sparse array in example. (#6106)
+- Improve test coverage for algorithms/richclub.py (#6089)
+- Tested boykov_kolmogorov and dinitz with cutoff (#6104)
+- Improve test coverage for multigraph class (#6101)
+- Improve test coverage for algorithms in dominating_set.py (PR for issue 6032) (#6068)
+- Improve test coverage for graph class (#6105)
+- added coverage in generators/tree.py (#6082)
+- DOC: Specifically branch off main, instead of current branch (#6127)
+- Improve test coverage for multidigraph class (#6131)
+- Improve test coverage for digraph class (#6130)
+- Improve test coverage for algorithms in dispersion.py (#6100)
+- Test on Python 3.11 (#6159)
+- Improve test coverage in algorithms shortest paths unweighted.py (#6121)
+- Increased test coverage algorithms/matching.py (#6095)
+- Renamed test functions in test_lowest_common_ancestors (#6110)
+- Increase covering coverage (#6099)
+- Add example for fiedler_vector (#6155)
+- Improve test coverage for cycles.py (#6152)
+- Added an example in all_pairs_node_connectivity  (#6126)
+- Amount of nodes and edges have mistakes when reading adjlist file (#6132)
+- Update pytest (#6165)
+
+Contributors
+------------
+
+- Ross Barnowski
+- Paula Pérez Bianchi
+- DiamondJoseph
+- Jarrod Millman
+- Mjh9122
+- Alimi Qudirah
+- Okite chimaobi Samuel
+- Jefter Santiago
+- Dan Schult
+- Mridul Seth
+- Tindi Sommers
diff --git a/networkx/__init__.py b/networkx/__init__.py
index c2d8a3ad..d49e31e9 100644
--- a/networkx/__init__.py
+++ b/networkx/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ structure, dynamics, and functions of complex networks.
 See https://networkx.org for complete documentation.
 """
 
-__version__ = "2.8.8.dev0"
+__version__ = "2.8.8"
 
 
 def __getattr__(name):