diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/.placeholder b/releasenotes/notes/.placeholder
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/_static/.placeholder b/releasenotes/source/_static/.placeholder
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/_templates/.placeholder b/releasenotes/source/_templates/.placeholder
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67a5536
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# -*- 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 = [
+    'oslosphinx',
+    'reno.sphinxtest',
+]
+
+# 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'Mistral Dashboard Release Notes'
+copyright = u'2016, Mistral 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 = []
+
+# Output file base name for HTML help builder.
+htmlhelp_basename = '%sdoc' % project
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/index.rst b/releasenotes/source/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f72730e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/source/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Mistral Dashboard Release Notes
+===============================
+
+Contents
+========
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 2
+
+   unreleased
+
+
+   Indices and tables
+   ==================
+
+   * :ref:`genindex`
+     * :ref:`search`
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/unreleased.rst b/releasenotes/source/unreleased.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..875030f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/source/unreleased.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+============================
+Current Series Release Notes
+============================
+
+.. release-notes::
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 49d225c..959166f 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ xvfbwrapper>=0.1.3 #license: MIT
 # Docs Requirements
 sphinx!=1.3b1,<1.4,>=1.2.1 # BSD
 oslosphinx>=4.7.0 # Apache-2.0
+reno>=1.8.0 # Apache2
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 224b522..2c23682 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -51,3 +51,6 @@ commands = oslo_debug_helper {posargs}
 [flake8]
 show-source = True
 exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*openstack/common*,*lib/python*,*egg,build,.ropeproject,tools
+
+[testenv:releasenotes]
+commands = sphinx-build -a -E -W -d releasenotes/build/doctrees -b html releasenotes/source releasenotes/build/html