diff --git a/src/renderer/components/Announcements/AnnouncementsPost.vue b/src/renderer/components/Announcements/AnnouncementsPost.vue
index 6d07922ac4..f444fb09ce 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/Announcements/AnnouncementsPost.vue
+++ b/src/renderer/components/Announcements/AnnouncementsPost.vue
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ export default {
       required: true
     },
     summary: {
-      type: String,
-      required: true
+      required: true,
+      validator: value => typeof value === 'string' || value === null
     },
     url: {
       type: String,
diff --git a/src/renderer/models/announcement.js b/src/renderer/models/announcement.js
index 7c925109f2..f048119d85 100644
--- a/src/renderer/models/announcement.js
+++ b/src/renderer/models/announcement.js
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ export default new BaseModel({
     },
     title: {},
     summary: {
-      format: (data) => trunc(data['content:encoded'], 300).text
+      type: ['string', 'null'],
+      format: data => trunc(data['content:encoded'], 300).text
     },
     url: {
-      format: (data) => data.link
+      format: data => data.link
     },
     isRead: {
       format: () => false
diff --git a/src/renderer/store/migrations/2.8.2 - remove summary from read announcements.js b/src/renderer/store/migrations/2.8.2 - remove summary from read announcements.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cbd8336cce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/store/migrations/2.8.2 - remove summary from read announcements.js	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default store => {
+  const readAnnouncements = store.getters['announcements/read']
+  store.dispatch('announcements/markAsReadBulk', readAnnouncements)
+
+  store.dispatch('app/setLatestAppliedMigration', '2.8.2')
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/store/modules/announcements.js b/src/renderer/store/modules/announcements.js
index f367acbdcf..c28456c343 100644
--- a/src/renderer/store/modules/announcements.js
+++ b/src/renderer/store/modules/announcements.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export default {
       const readAnnouncementIndex = state.announcements.findIndex(announcement => announcement.guid === readAnnouncement.guid)
       Vue.set(state.announcements, readAnnouncementIndex, {
         ...readAnnouncement,
+        summary: null,
         isRead: true
       })
     },
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ export default {
 
         announcementsToUpdate.push({
           ...announcement,
+          summary: isRead ? null : announcement.summary,
           isRead
         })
       }