diff --git a/releasenotes/config.yaml b/releasenotes/config.yaml
index 96a949a5c0..b1e4401190 100644
--- a/releasenotes/config.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/config.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
-branch: master
 earliest_version:
 collapse_pre_releases: false
 stop_at_branch_base: true
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/index.rst b/releasenotes/source/index.rst
index b31ee2d3e8..b646e79292 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/index.rst
+++ b/releasenotes/source/index.rst
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Contents
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
 
-   mitaka.rst
-   newton.rst
+   unreleased
    ocata.rst
+   newton.rst
+   mitaka.rst
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/unreleased.rst b/releasenotes/source/unreleased.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c88b67f62f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/source/unreleased.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+====================================
+ Release Notes for Work In Progress
+====================================
+
+.. release-notes::