commit 80c5bc2d92f732e50491cccf4498696fb22e8260
Author: Nathaniel Graham <pointedstick@zoho.com>
Date:   Sat Dec 23 12:05:15 2017 -0700

    Added release information to the AppStream file, pre-populated with
    release notes from version 2.9.8

diff --git a/desktop/gimp.appdata.xml.in b/desktop/gimp.appdata.xml.in
index 41b69e6407..38a88b43d7 100644
--- a/desktop/gimp.appdata.xml.in
+++ b/desktop/gimp.appdata.xml.in
@@ -62,4 +62,22 @@
   </kudos>
   <project_group>GNOME</project_group>
   <translation type="gettext">gimp20</translation>
+  <releases>
+    <release version="2.9.8" date="2017-12-12">
+      <description>
+        <ul>
+          <li>On-canvas gradient editing</li>
+          <li>Notification when an image is over/underexposed</li>
+          <li>Better and faster color management</li>
+          <li>Support for color picker and screenshots in Wayland on KDE Plasma</li>
+          <li>Paste in place feature</li>
+          <li>Many usability improvements</li>
+          <li>Manual can be displayed in the user's preferred language</li>
+          <li>Improvements for the Wavelet Decompose filter</li>
+          <li>Improved compatibility with Photoshop .psd files</li>
+        </ul>
+        <p>For more information, see https://www.gimp.org/news/2017/12/12/gimp-2-9-8-released/</p>
+      </description>
+    </release>
+  </releases>
 </component>
