diff --git a/src/xdocs/releasenotes.xml b/src/xdocs/releasenotes.xml
index fad53e6a8..f897a0561 100644
--- a/src/xdocs/releasenotes.xml
+++ b/src/xdocs/releasenotes.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,116 @@
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+ New:
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+ Support LITERAL_SYNCHRONIZED token for NoWhitespaceAfter Rule. Author: rnveach #2803
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+ google_checks.xml : NO space is allowed method method name and its arguments. Author: rnveach #2809
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+ Support more tokens in WhitespaceAfter check. Author: MaksimP #3333
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+ Checker: option to allow printing exception as violation and continue execution. Author: rnveach #3611
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+ ImportControl: allow to load files from resources. Author: Jochen Van de Velde #3450
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+ Bug fixes:
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+ NullPointerException when using NeedBraces with tokens LITERAL_CASE, LITERAL_DEFAULT. Author: liscju #3655
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+ CustomImportOrder should check that import groups are separated by one line only. Author: kazachka #3551
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+ RightCurly was misconfigured in google_checks.xml for do-while blocks. Author: Roman Ivanov #3678
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+ keep a map of Check name and it package in source to avoid brute force load by PackageObjectFactory from all packages. Author: Vladislav Lisetskii #3184
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+ Duplicated Checks in google_checks.xml config should have "id". Author: Roman Ivanov #3662
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+ skip unnecessary exception 'Severity not set, ignoring exception'. Author: Roman Ivanov #3657
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+ EmptyLineSeparator causing violation in `package-info.java`. Author: kazachka #3426
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+ FinalLocalVariable should not to check multi-catch variables. Author: liscju #3617
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+ ImportOrder: Check that import groups aren't separated internally. Author: linelect #2143
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+ Notes:
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+ update documentation about getAcceptableTokens for javadoc Checks. Author: Roman Ivanov #3672
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+ update documentation for VariableDeclarationUsageDistance with allowedDistance = 0. Author: Roman Ivanov #3665
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+ Module term and usage is confusing in test area. Author: rnveach #3667
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+ Using the SPDX identifier for the license name. Author: Robert Reiz #3653
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+ XDoc: extend validation to Checker and TreeWalker. Author: rnveach #3622
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+ travis: use standalone shell files . Author: Roman Ivanov #3632
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+ CustomImportControl bad document examples that could lead to false positive on 'special group'. Author: Roman Ivanov #3590
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+ Add new Sevntu checks and create UT for missing checks. Author: Roman Ivanov #3628
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+ repo files should not have execute permissions. Author: MaksimP #3600
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+ use shippable CI in testing. Author: Oleg Efremenkov #3316
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+ 100% UT coverage for ParseTreeTablePModel.java. Author: Saideep, Roman Ivanov #3606
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+ Set Load external DTD feature to be enabled. Author: Aurimas Liutikas #3605
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+ Modules and XDocs: change setter methods to recieve similar types with field type for easier xdoc validation (more 2). Author: rnveach #3575
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+ ImportControl: Deprecate 'url' property in favor of the 'file' property. Author: Jochen Van de Velde #3584
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+ Unexpected loss of coverage for PropertyCacheFile.java. Author: Roman Ivanov #3594
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+ Update ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md. Author: Roman Ivanov
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+ refactoring to ImportControlCheck . Author: kazachka #3498
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+ ThreadLocal usage in single threaded checkstyle. Author: Vladislav Lisetskii #2992
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+ Detect final methods in Enumeration for RedundantModifier. Author: rnveach #2068
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Breaking backward compatibility: