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+##2015-06-17 - 5.1.0
+###Summary
+
+This is a feature and bugfix release in the Juno series.
+
+####Features
+- Switch to TLSv1
+- Implement Keystone domain creation
+- Run dbsync when engine is upgraded
+- db: Added postgresql backend using openstacklib helper
+- Add option to configure flavor in heat.conf
+
+####Bugfixes
+- Rework delegated roles
+- Change default MySQL collate to utf8_general_ci
+- Fix ipv6 support
+
+####Maintenance
+- spec: pin rspec-puppet to 1.0.1
+- Pin puppetlabs-concat to 1.2.1 in fixtures
+- Update .gitreview file for project rename
+
+##2014-11-24 - 5.0.0
+###Summary
+
+This is a backwards-incompatible major release for OpenStack Juno.
+
+####Backwards-incompatible changes
+- Bump stdlib dependency to >=4.0.0
+
+####Features
+- Add heat::policy to control policy.json
+- Deprecate the sql_connection parameter for database_connection parameter
+- Add parameters to configure deferred authentication method in heat::engine in
+  accordance with new Juno defaults
+- Add parameters to control whether to configure users
+- Add manage_service parameters to various classes to control whether the
+  service was managed, as well as added enabled parameters where not already
+  present
+- Add the ability to override the keystone service name in keystone::auth
+- Migrate the heat::db::mysql class to use openstacklib::db::mysql and
+  deprecated the mysql_module parameter
+
+##2014-10-16 - 4.2.0
+###Summary
+
+This is a feature and bugfix release in the Icehouse series.
+
+####Backwards-incompatible changes
+
+####Features
+- Add ability to hide secret type parameters from logs
+- Add class for extended logging options
+
+####Bugfixes
+- Fix database resource relationships
+- Fix ssl parameter requirements when using kombu and rabbit
+
+##2014-06-19 - 4.1.0
+###Summary
+
+This is a feature release in the Icehouse series.
+
+####Features
+- Added SSL endpoint support
+
+##2014-05-05 - 4.0.0
+###Summary
+
+This is a backwards-incompatible major release for OpenStack Icehouse.
+
+####Backwards-incompatible changes
+- Fix outdated DB connection parameter
+
+####Features
+- Add SSL parameter for RabbitMQ
+- Add support for puppetlabs-mysql 2.2 and greater
+- Add option to define RabbitMQ queues as durable
+
+####Bugfixes
+- Fix Keystone auth_uri parameter
+
+##2014-03-26 - 3.1.0
+###Summary
+
+This is a feature and bugfix release in the Havana series.
+
+####Features
+- Allow log_dir to be set to false to disable file logging
+- Add support for database idle timeout
+
+####Bugfixes
+- Fix postgresql connection string
+- Align Keystone auth_uri with other OpenStack services
+- Fix the EC2 auth token settings
+- Fix rabbit_virtual_host configuration
+
+##2014-01-23 - 3.0.0
+###Summary
+
+Initial release of the puppet-heat module.
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@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ puppet-heat
 5. [Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.](#limitations)
 6. [Development - Guide for contributing to the module](#development)
 7. [Contributors - Those with commits](#contributors)
-8. [Release Notes - Notes on the most recent updates to the module](#release-notes)
 
 Overview
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@@ -77,68 +76,6 @@ Contributors
 
 * https://github.com/stackforge/puppet-heat/graphs/contributors
 
-Release Notes
--------------
-
-**5.1.0**
-
-* Switch to TLSv1
-* spec: pin rspec-puppet to 1.0.1
-* Implement Keystone domain creation
-* Run dbsync when engine is upgraded
-* db: Added postgresql backend using openstacklib helper
-* Rework delegated roles
-* Pin puppetlabs-concat to 1.2.1 in fixtures
-* change default MySQL collate to utf8_general_ci
-* added option to configure flavor in heat.conf
-* Fix ipv6 support
-* Update .gitreview file for project rename
-
-**5.0.0**
-
-* Stable Juno release
-* Added heat::policy to control policy.json
-* Deprecated the sql_connection parameter for database_connection parameter
-* Adds parameters to configure deferred authentication method in heat::engine in accordance with new Juno defaults
-* Bumped stdlib dependency to >=4.0.0
-* Added parameters to control whether to configure users
-* Added manage_service parameters to various classes to control whether the service was managed, as well as added enabled parameters where not already present
-* Added the ability to override the keystone service name in keystone::auth
-* Migrated the heat::db::mysql class to use openstacklib::db::mysql and deprecated the mysql_module parameter
-
-**4.2.0**
-
-* Added ability to hide secret type parameters from logs
-* Fixed database resource relationships
-* Added class for extended logging options
-* Fixed ssl parameter requirements when using kombu and rabbit
-
-**4.1.0**
-
-* Added SSL endpoint support.
-
-**4.0.0**
-
-* Stable Icehouse release.
-* Added SSL parameter for RabbitMQ.
-* Added support for puppetlabs-mysql 2.2 and greater.
-* Added option to define RabbitMQ queues as durable.
-* Fixed outdated DB connection parameter.
-* Fixed Keystone auth_uri parameter.
-
-**3.1.0**
-
-* Fixed postgresql connection string.
-* Allow log_dir to be set to false to disable file logging.
-* Added support for database idle timeout.
-* Aligned Keystone auth_uri with other OpenStack services.
-* Fixed the EC2 auth token settings.
-* Fixed rabbit_virtual_host configuration.
-
-**3.0.0**
-
-* Initial release of the puppet-heat module.
-
 License
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