diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.rst b/RELEASE_NOTES.rst
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@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Release notes
 =============
 
+Note that this file is now obsolete, we use reno for release note
+management. Add notes to releasenotes/notes directory following the
+documentation in
+http://docs.openstack.org/developer/reno/usage.html#creating-new-release-notes.
+
 0.32.0
 ------
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/virtual-build-6814d919fb4f1861.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/virtual-build-6814d919fb4f1861.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4cbfabe7
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@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+other:
+  - The outdated virtual build and test environment has been removed.