diff --git a/doc/release-notes/release-notes.xml b/doc/release-notes/release-notes.xml
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+++ b/doc/release-notes/release-notes.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
This section lists the release notes for stable versions of Home Manager and
the current unstable version.
+
diff --git a/doc/release-notes/rl-2003.adoc b/doc/release-notes/rl-2003.adoc
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@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+[[sec-release-19.09]]
+== Release 20.03 (unreleased)
+
+This is the current unstable branch and the information in this
+section is therefore not final.
+
+[[sec-release-20.03-highlights]]
+=== Highlights
+
+This release has the following notable changes:
+
+* Nothing has happened.
+
+[[sec-release-20.03-state-version-changes]]
+=== State Version Changes
+
+The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
+changes are only active if the `home.stateVersion` option is set to
+"20.03" or later.
+
+* Nothing has happened.