diff --git a/docs/releasenotes.rst b/docs/releasenotes.rst
index 000e051dc88c32af2603f9ed6e8497f2e143d2ae..492a6d29a0221a7e70b90400dd3fe5f95d0c289a 100644
--- a/docs/releasenotes.rst
+++ b/docs/releasenotes.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ Release notes
 NEXT RELEASE
 ------------
 
+**New features/improvements:**
+
+* ``common`` role
+
+  * Added parameters ``maintenance`` and ``maintenance_allowed_hosts``
+    for enabling maintenance mode. In maintenance mode only the listed
+    hosts are allowed to connect to the server.
+
 **Bug fixes:**
 
 * ``wsgi_website_`` role