diff --git a/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/process_release_requests.py b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/process_release_requests.py
index 2d6ebbf40d..6cf836fe47 100755
--- a/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/process_release_requests.py
+++ b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/process_release_requests.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ CLOSED_SERIES = set([
     'kilo',
     'liberty',
     'mitaka',
+    'newton',
 ])
 
 PRE_RELEASE_RE = re.compile('''