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@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ You can find a list of all BigchainDB releases and release notes on GitHub at:
 
 [https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb/releases](https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb/releases)
 
-We also have [a roadmap document in bigchaindb/ROADMAP.md](https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb/blob/develop/ROADMAP.md).
+The [CHANGELOG.md file](https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.md) contains much the same information, but it also has notes about what to expect in the _next_ release.
+
+We also have [a roadmap document in ROADMAP.md](https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb/blob/develop/ROADMAP.md).