diff --git a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md
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--- a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next.md
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@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Release X.Y (202?-??-??)
+
 * A new function `builtins.readFileType` is available. It is similar to
   `builtins.readDir` but acts on a single file or directory.
 
@@ -6,7 +8,7 @@
   discovered by making multiple syscalls. This change makes these operations
   lazy such that these lookups will only be performed if the attribute is used.
   This optimization affects a minority of filesystems and operating systems.
-  
+
 * In derivations that use structured attributes, you can now use `unsafeDiscardReferences`
   to disable scanning a given output for runtime dependencies:
   ```nix
@@ -17,4 +19,4 @@
   their own embedded Nix store: hashes found inside such an image refer
   to the embedded store and not to the host's Nix store.
 
-  This requires the `discard-references` experimental feature.
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+  This requires the `discard-references` experimental feature.