diff --git a/doc/source/contributor/contributing.rst b/doc/source/contributor/contributing.rst
index 73e669e763..4ab8c4bd77 100644
--- a/doc/source/contributor/contributing.rst
+++ b/doc/source/contributor/contributing.rst
@@ -606,8 +606,12 @@ If the following applies to the patch, a release note is required:
   the default
 * A security bug is fixed
 
-A release note is suggested if a long-standing or important bug is fixed.
-Otherwise, a release note is not required.
+.. note::
+
+   * A release note is suggested if a long-standing or important bug is fixed.
+     Otherwise, a release note is not required.
+   * It is not recommended that individual release notes use **prelude**
+     section as it is for release highlights.
 
 Horizon uses `reno <http://docs.openstack.org/developer/reno/usage.html>`_ to
 generate release notes. Please read the docs for details. In summary, use
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/gb-to-gib-conversion-8a91839030a2f570.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/gb-to-gib-conversion-8a91839030a2f570.yaml
index 9b52a795e8..00b7c7f3ae 100644
--- a/releasenotes/notes/gb-to-gib-conversion-8a91839030a2f570.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/gb-to-gib-conversion-8a91839030a2f570.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 ---
-prelude: >
-    Cinder defines storage size in gibibytes (GiB), which is inconsistent with
-    Horizon panels that show/request storage size in gigabytes (GB).
 features:
-  - All Volume related panels in Horizon that previously used the term "GB" and
+  - Cinder defines storage size in gibibytes (GiB), which is inconsistent with
+    Horizon panels that show/request storage size in gigabytes (GB).
+    All Volume related panels in Horizon that previously used the term "GB" and
     "gigabyte" have been replaced with 'GiB' and 'gibibyte'.
 issues:
   - There are also some Nova related panels (e.g. "Instances") that reference
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/global-class-name-convention-71ff68913c39b800.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/global-class-name-convention-71ff68913c39b800.yaml
index b2f1952ce4..b26ab81091 100644
--- a/releasenotes/notes/global-class-name-convention-71ff68913c39b800.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/global-class-name-convention-71ff68913c39b800.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 ---
-prelude: >
-    In an effort to standarize our HTML class naming
-    conventions, we will be updating various class
-    names to use dashes, instead of underscore or
-    camelcasing, to match with Bootstrap's convention.
 deprecations:
-  - All instances of HTML class 'd3_pie_chart_usage' to 'pie-chart-usage'.
+  - In an effort to standarize our HTML class naming conventions,
+    we will be updating various class names to use dashes, instead of
+    underscore or camelcasing, to match with Bootstrap's convention.
+    All instances of HTML class 'd3_pie_chart_usage' to 'pie-chart-usage'.
     All instances of HTML class 'd3_pie_chart_distribution' to
     'pie-chart-distribution'.