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@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ the workflow documented at:
 
    https://docs.opendev.org/opendev/infra-manual/latest/developers.html#development-workflow
 
+Release notes are managed through the tool
+`reno <https://pypi.org/project/reno/>`_. This tool will create
+a new file under the directory ``releasenotes`` that should
+be checked in with the code changes.
+
 Pull requests submitted through GitHub will be ignored.
 
 Bugs should be filed on Launchpad, not GitHub: