diff --git a/docs/releasenotes.rst b/docs/releasenotes.rst
index 372bbb3513a3995678c66e85cb92855ef3e12688..4af430ea1b02a2a85e1d73baf4298c6f467b9a11 100644
--- a/docs/releasenotes.rst
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@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ Release notes
 =============
 
 
+NEXT RELEASE
+------------
+
+
 4.0.0
 -----