diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e516fbcfd..bde48daa6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -55,3 +55,6 @@ ChangeLog
 
 # test-bifrost log output
 logs
+
+#Files created by release notes generation
+releasenotes/build
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/initial-release-notes-937001279bbb52cd.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/initial-release-notes-937001279bbb52cd.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6191aa52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/initial-release-notes-937001279bbb52cd.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+prelude: >
+    Starting with bifrost 0.1.x, release note generation
+    is via the reno utility.
+feature:
+  - Bifrost has adopted reno for release note management.
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..5d677a44f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+# implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('../..'))
+# -- General configuration ----------------------------------------------------
+
+# Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be
+# extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom ones.
+extensions = [
+    'sphinx.ext.autodoc',
+    # 'sphinx.ext.intersphinx',
+    'oslosphinx',
+    'reno.sphinxext',
+]
+
+# autodoc generation is a bit aggressive and a nuisance when doing heavy
+# text edit cycles.
+# execute "export SPHINX_DEBUG=1" in your terminal to disable
+
+# The suffix of source filenames.
+source_suffix = '.rst'
+
+# The master toctree document.
+master_doc = 'index'
+
+# General information about the project.
+project = u'bifrost'
+copyright = u'2015, Ironic Developers'
+
+# If true, '()' will be appended to :func: etc. cross-reference text.
+add_function_parentheses = True
+
+# If true, the current module name will be prepended to all description
+# unit titles (such as .. function::).
+add_module_names = True
+
+# The name of the Pygments (syntax highlighting) style to use.
+pygments_style = 'sphinx'
+
+# -- Options for HTML output --------------------------------------------------
+
+# The theme to use for HTML and HTML Help pages.  Major themes that come with
+# Sphinx are currently 'default' and 'sphinxdoc'.
+# html_theme_path = ["."]
+# html_theme = '_theme'
+# html_static_path = ['static']
+
+# Output file base name for HTML help builder.
+htmlhelp_basename = 'BifrostReleaseNotesdoc'
+
+# Grouping the document tree into LaTeX files. List of tuples
+# (source start file, target name, title, author, documentclass
+# [howto/manual]).
+latex_documents = [
+    ('index',
+     'BifrostReleaesNotes.tex',
+     u'Bifrost Release Notes Documentation',
+     u'Ironic Developers', 'manual'),
+]
+
+# Example configuration for intersphinx: refer to the Python standard library.
+# intersphinx_mapping = {'http://docs.python.org/': None}
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/index.rst b/releasenotes/source/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f47c00d38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/source/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+======================
+ Bifrost Release Notes
+======================
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 1
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 0c885d394..e5d4165a1 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ hacking<0.11,>=0.10.0
 coverage>=3.6
 discover
 python-subunit>=0.0.18
+reno>=0.1.1 # Apache2
 sphinx!=1.2.0,!=1.3b1,<1.3,>=1.1.2
 oslosphinx>=2.5.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslotest>=1.10.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 23027aa5d..5dbe678f5 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ commands = python setup.py build_sphinx
 [testenv:debug]
 commands = oslo_debug_helper {posargs}
 
+[testenv:releasenotes]
+commands = sphinx-build -a -E -d releasenotes/build/doctrees -b html releasenotes/source releasenotes/build/html
+
 [flake8]
 # E123, E125 skipped as they are invalid PEP-8.