diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index bf154a9f..238d911a 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 For all schema changes:
 - [ ] Add release notes for the PR to `docs/format/source/format_release_notes.rst`.
+- [ ] Have you included the relevant issue number using "Fix #XXX" notation where XXX is the issue number? By including "Fix #XXX" you allow GitHub to close issue #XXX when the PR is merged.
+- [ ] Make sure that `hdmf-common-schema` points to the latest release and not the latest commit on the `main` branch.
 
 If this is the first schema change after a schema release (i.e., the version string in `core/nwb.namespace.yaml` does not
 end in "-alpha"), then:
diff --git a/core/nwb.behavior.yaml b/core/nwb.behavior.yaml
index 1a951b2f..4636e759 100644
--- a/core/nwb.behavior.yaml
+++ b/core/nwb.behavior.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,24 @@ groups:
         is 'meters'. Actual stored values are not necessarily stored in these units.
         To access the data in these units, multiply 'data' by 'conversion' and add 'offset'.
       required: false
+    - name: bounds
+      dtype: numeric
+      doc: The boundary range (min, max) for each dimension of `data`. The units are the same as the units for the data.
+      shape:
+      - - 1
+        - 2
+      - - 2
+        - 2
+      - - 3
+        - 2 
+      dims:
+      - - x
+        - min,max
+      - - x,y
+        - min,max
+      - - x,y,z
+        - min,max
+      required: false
   - name: reference_frame
     dtype: text
     doc: Description defining what exactly 'straight-ahead' means.
diff --git a/core/nwb.namespace.yaml b/core/nwb.namespace.yaml
index 4f8da78a..aabf4534 100644
--- a/core/nwb.namespace.yaml
+++ b/core/nwb.namespace.yaml
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ namespaces:
   - doc: This source module contains neurodata_type for retinotopy data.
     source: nwb.retinotopy.yaml
     title: Retinotopy
-  version: "2.7.0"
+  version: "2.8.0-alpha"
diff --git a/docs/format/source/conf.py b/docs/format/source/conf.py
index fb644ebd..8b0919b6 100644
--- a/docs/format/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/format/source/conf.py
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ def setup(app):
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '2.7.0'
+version = '2.8.0-alpha'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '2.7.0'
+release = '2.8.0-alpha'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/docs/format/source/format_release_notes.rst b/docs/format/source/format_release_notes.rst
index 3092227a..2d9805ff 100644
--- a/docs/format/source/format_release_notes.rst
+++ b/docs/format/source/format_release_notes.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 Release Notes
 =============
 
+2.8.0 (Upcoming)
+------------------------
+Minor changes
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+- Added support to set boundary metadata for ``SpatialSeries``. (#524)
+
 2.7.0 (February 7, 2024)
 ------------------------