From d6449bfbde15a0bdb37027a68436cbafc79dac4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dannon Baker <dannon.baker@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2021 08:10:52 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add prerelease notes blurb so we can publish this early

---
 doc/source/releases/21.09.rst | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/source/releases/21.09.rst b/doc/source/releases/21.09.rst
index 7e3abc8bcba..f59d85fd1d0 100644
--- a/doc/source/releases/21.09.rst
+++ b/doc/source/releases/21.09.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
 
 .. announce_start
 
+Please note that the release is still being tested and finalized, and that these
+are pre-release notes.
+
+Check back here for the official and comprehensive notes soon!
+
+
 Enhancements
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