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authorJon Atack <jon@atack.com>2019-05-10 20:23:34 +0200
committerJon Atack <jon@atack.com>2019-05-10 20:35:33 +0200
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[docs] Update release-notes.md
- Write an introduction explaining how to use the release-notes.md template. - Adapt and merge the updates in https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/15692.
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-(note: this is a temporary file, to be added-to by anybody, and moved to
-release-notes at release time)
+*After branching off for a major version release of Bitcoin Core, use this
+template to create the initial release notes draft.*
+
+*The release notes draft is a temporary file that can be added to by anyone. See
+[/doc/developer-notes.md#release-notes](/doc/developer-notes.md#release-notes)
+for the process.*
+
+*Create the draft, named* "*version* Release Notes Draft"
+*(e.g. "0.20.0 Release Notes Draft"), as a collaborative wiki in:*
+
+https://github.com/bitcoin-core/bitcoin-devwiki/wiki/
+
+*Before the final release, move the notes back to this git repository.*
+
+*version* Release Notes Draft
+===============================
Bitcoin Core version *version* is now available from: