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 # Refinery Changelog
 
+## 2.8.1 2024-09-05
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+This release includes a fix to a bug that prevented Refinery from starting up a new cluster from scratch.
+
+### Fixes
+- fix: load peer list in sharder once manually on startup (#1314) | [Yingrong Zhao](https://github.com/vinozzZ)
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 ## 2.8.0 2024-09-05
 
 This release has many features designed to help manage and operate Refinery at scale.