diff --git a/doc/source/contributor/adding_release_notes.rst b/doc/source/contributor/adding_release_notes.rst
index fecd00a369..af675cf2d3 100644
--- a/doc/source/contributor/adding_release_notes.rst
+++ b/doc/source/contributor/adding_release_notes.rst
@@ -65,18 +65,12 @@ To create a release note for your change, use:
 
     $ reno new slug-goes-here
 
-If reno is not installed globally on your system, you can use it from venv
-of your manila's tox. Prior to running the above command, run:
+If reno is not installed globally on your system, you can use a tox
+environment in manila:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ source .tox/py3/bin/activate
-
-Or directly as a one-liner, with:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-    $ tox -e venv -- reno new slug-goes-here
+    $ tox -e newnote slug-goes-here
 
 .. note::
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 1385f24c9d..600f8f6496 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ commands =
          -b html releasenotes/source releasenotes/build/html
 allowlist_externals = rm
 
+[testenv:newnote]
+deps =
+-c{env:TOX_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://releases.openstack.org/constraints/upper/master}
+  -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
+commands = reno new {posargs}
+
 [testenv:debug]
 commands = oslo_debug_helper {posargs}