updated release info

NEWS.txt

@@ -12,10 +12,17 @@ ZEO
   that a client that reconnects soon after a server restart won't have
   to verify its cache.
 
-- Fixed a serious bug that could cause clients that disconnect from and
+- (3.8a1) Fixed a serious bug that could cause clients that disconnect from and
   reconnect to a server to get bad invalidation data if the server
   serves multiple storages with active writes.
 
+- (3.8a1) It is now theoretically possible to use a ClientStorage in a storage
+  server.  This might make it possible to offload read load from a
+  storage server at the cost of increasing write latency.  This should
+  increase write throughput by offloading reads from the final storage
+  server.  This feature is somewhat experimental.  It has tests, but
+  hasn't been used in production.
+
 Transactions
 ------------
 

setup.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ to application logic.  ZODB includes features such as a plugable storage
 interface, rich transaction support, and undo.
 """
 
-VERSION = "3.8.0a1.dev"
+VERSION = "3.8.0a1"
 
 # The (non-obvious!) choices for the Trove Development Status line:
 # Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable