diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 167484d5..8fb36cfd 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 ---
 - project:
+    templates:
+      - build-openstack-docs-pti
     check:
       jobs:
+        - build-openstack-releasenotes
         - openstack-tox-linters
         - openstack-tox-pep8
     gate:
       jobs:
+        - build-openstack-releasenotes
         - openstack-tox-linters
         - openstack-tox-pep8
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/release-summary-c837becc3ca39fd4.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/release-summary-c837becc3ca39fd4.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eec4de25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/release-summary-c837becc3ca39fd4.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+prelude: >
+    These release notes cover the initial release of StarlingX.
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 405f7ae4..dfcbf65b 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ commands =
     sphinx-build -a -E -W -d releasenotes/build/doctrees -b html releasenotes/source releasenotes/build/html
 whitelist_externals = rm
 
+[testenv:newnote]
+# Re-use the releasenotes venv
+envdir = {toxworkdir}/releasenotes
+deps = -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
+commands = reno new {posargs}
+
 [testenv:api-ref]
 basepython = python3
 deps =