diff --git a/docs/reference/release-notes.asciidoc b/docs/reference/release-notes.asciidoc
index f41d069f5d8..fd49ebc6bed 100644
--- a/docs/reference/release-notes.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/release-notes.asciidoc
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@
 
 This section summarizes the changes in each release.
 
+* <<release-notes-7.0.0-rc1>>
 * <<release-notes-7.0.0-beta1>>
 * <<release-notes-7.0.0-alpha2>>
 * <<release-notes-7.0.0-alpha1>>
 
 --
+
+include::release-notes/7.0.0-rc1.asciidoc[]
 include::release-notes/7.0.0-beta1.asciidoc[]
 include::release-notes/7.0.0-alpha2.asciidoc[]
 include::release-notes/7.0.0-alpha1.asciidoc[]
diff --git a/docs/reference/release-notes/7.0.0-beta1.asciidoc b/docs/reference/release-notes/7.0.0-beta1.asciidoc
index e5b0eeac4db..cf3e9c7121d 100644
--- a/docs/reference/release-notes/7.0.0-beta1.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/release-notes/7.0.0-beta1.asciidoc
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 [[release-notes-7.0.0-beta1]]
-== 7.0.0-beta1 Release Notes
+== {es} version 7.0.0-beta1
 
-coming[7.0.0-beta1]
-
-Also see <<breaking-changes-7.0>>.
+Also see <<breaking-changes-7.0,Breaking changes in 7.0>>.
 
 [[breaking-7.0.0-beta1]]
 [float]
diff --git a/docs/reference/release-notes/7.0.0-rc1.asciidoc b/docs/reference/release-notes/7.0.0-rc1.asciidoc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3e78943ce96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/reference/release-notes/7.0.0-rc1.asciidoc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[[release-notes-7.0.0-rc1]]
+== {es} version 7.0.0-rc1
+
+Also see <<breaking-changes-7.0,Breaking changes in 7.0>>.
+
+coming[7.0.0]
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