diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c355cf905b..db0d025621 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,27 +4,6 @@
 
 *  incrementing version number - v2.8.1 (727f879e)
 *  update changelog for v2.8.1 (d17d4ec0)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.8.0 (8e77673d)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.7.0 (96cc0617)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.6.1 (7e52a7a5)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.6.0 (e7fcf482)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.5.8 (dec0e7de)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.5.7 (5836bf4a)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.5.6 (c7bd7dbf)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.5.5 (3509ed94)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.5.4 (e83260ca)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.5.3 (7e922936)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.5.2 (babcd17e)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.5.1 (ce3aa950)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.5.0 (01d276cb)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.4.5 (dd3e1a28)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.4.4 (d5525c87)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.4.3 (9c647c6c)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.4.2 (3aa7b855)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.4.1 (60cbd148)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.4.0 (4834cde3)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.3.1 (d2425942)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.3.0 (046ea120)
 
 ##### Bug Fixes
 
@@ -38,26 +17,6 @@
 *  remove extraneous lines from changelog (bbaf26ce)
 *  incrementing version number - v2.8.0 (8e77673d)
 *  update changelog for v2.8.0 (a5c2edb9)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.7.0 (96cc0617)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.6.1 (7e52a7a5)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.6.0 (e7fcf482)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.5.8 (dec0e7de)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.5.7 (5836bf4a)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.5.6 (c7bd7dbf)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.5.5 (3509ed94)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.5.4 (e83260ca)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.5.3 (7e922936)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.5.2 (babcd17e)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.5.1 (ce3aa950)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.5.0 (01d276cb)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.4.5 (dd3e1a28)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.4.4 (d5525c87)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.4.3 (9c647c6c)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.4.2 (3aa7b855)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.4.1 (60cbd148)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.4.0 (4834cde3)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.3.1 (d2425942)
-*  incrementing version number - v2.3.0 (046ea120)
 
 ##### Bug Fixes