diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/dns-deprecation-368bffb284ea97e5.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/dns-deprecation-368bffb284ea97e5.yaml
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+---
+upgrade:
+  - puppet-designate no longer maintains a configuration directory (and it's
+    contents) in /var/lib/designate/bind9
+deprecations:
+  - The class designate::dns has been deprecated. It took care of setting up
+    the /var/lib/designate/bind9 directory and the zones.config file which are
+    no longer managed by puppet-designate. Use designate::backend::bind9
+    instead.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/min_ttl-default-76c8835c03bb387b.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/min_ttl-default-76c8835c03bb387b.yaml
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+---
+fixes:
+  - the min_ttl parameter from designate::central now defaults to designate's
+    default.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/testing-improvements-6f1495ba4ee35f43.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/testing-improvements-6f1495ba4ee35f43.yaml
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+---
+prelude: >
+    puppet-designate now supports installation with RDO packaging and testing
+    coverage has been largely improved for both RDO and Ubuntu Cloud Archive.
+fixes:
+  - puppet-designate now supports installation with RDO packaging
+  - puppet-designate is now tested against RDO packaging and coverage has been
+    improved in general
+  - puppet-designate was made idempotent and is now tested for idempotency
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/users-and-permissions-2f6ffeb6ca8ef138.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/users-and-permissions-2f6ffeb6ca8ef138.yaml
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+---
+prelude: >
+    puppet-designate no longer manages the designate group and user as well as
+    the folders /etc/designate and /var/lib/designate. These are expected to be
+    provided by RDO and Ubuntu Cloud Archive packaging.
+fixes:
+  - puppet-designate no longer manages the 'designate' group and user
+  - puppet-designate no longer manages the /etc/designate and
+    /var/lib/designate folders