diff --git a/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES b/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES
index b1ef4931e8..cc7851d36a 100644
--- a/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES
+++ b/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES
@@ -60,6 +60,21 @@ For Major Releases
 * Update inet/cidr data types with newest Bind patches
 
 
+Creating Back-Branch Release Notes
+==================================
+* Do 'cvs log' on each back-branch and run pgcvslog
+
+* Edit and create SGML markup for the most recent branch
+
+* Make copies of the SGML for each branch, then remove items
+  that do not apply based on cvs logs for that branch
+
+* Copy the SGML for each branch into release.sgml in CVS HEAD
+
+* Copy CVS HEAD release.sgml to each branch and trim off the top
+  part that doesn't apply for each branch
+
+
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                        Library Version Changes