diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5babaa2c2d..c81bc05894 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ doc/source/_static/heat.policy.yaml.sample
 
 # Files created by releasenotes build
 releasenotes/build
+releasenotes/notes/reno.cache
 
 # sample config included in docs
 doc/source/_static/heat.conf.sample
diff --git a/releasenotes/config.yaml b/releasenotes/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..225dc0ea03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+branch_name_re: '^stable/\w+$'
+release_tag_re: '((?:[\d.ab]|rc)+)'
+closed_branch_tag_re: '^(\w+)-eol$'