diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8ac1c28fda0..736679af53b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -39,4 +39,6 @@ api-ref/build
 
 # Files created by releasenotes build
 releasenotes/build
-contrib/blockbox/.db_data
+contrib/block-box/.db_data
+RELEASENOTES.rst
+releasenotes/notes/reno.cache
diff --git a/reno.yaml b/reno.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dd0aac790bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reno.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+# Ignore the kilo-eol tag because that branch does not work with reno
+# and contains no release notes.
+closed_branch_tag_re: "(.+)(?<!kilo)-eol"