--- a/CHANGES.html	Mon Dec 24 06:17:58 2012 -0800
+++ b/CHANGES.html	Mon Dec 24 06:25:22 2012 -0800
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@
 single place (this file), and not by providing a temporary or permanent
 backward-compatibility software layer.  </p>
 <p>
+A related file is the RELEASE_NOTES file in the top level directory.
+This file complements RELEASE_NOTES by focusing on API and behavioral
+changes that users upgrading from one release to the next may encounter.
+RELEASE_NOTES attempts to comprehensively list all of the changes
+that were made.  There is generally some overlap in the information 
+contained in RELEASE_NOTES and this file.  </p>
+<p>
 The goal is that users who encounter a problem when trying to use older
 code with newer code should be able to consult this file to find
 guidance as to how to fix the problem.  For instance, if a method name
@@ -44,6 +51,29 @@
 us a note on ns-developers mailing list.</p>
 
 <hr>
+<h1>Changes from ns-3.16 to ns-3.17</h1>
+
+<h2>New API:</h2>
+<ul>
+<li></li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2>Changes to existing API:</h2>
+<ul>
+<li></li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2>Changes to build system:</h2>
+<ul>
+<li></li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2>Changed behavior:</h2>
+<ul>
+<li></li>
+</ul>
+
+<hr>
 <h1>Changes from ns-3.15 to ns-3.16</h1>
 
 <h2>New API:</h2>

--- a/RELEASE_NOTES	Mon Dec 24 06:17:58 2012 -0800
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES	Mon Dec 24 06:25:22 2012 -0800
@@ -9,6 +9,28 @@
 Consult the file CHANGES.html for more detailed information about changed
 API and behavior across ns-3 releases.
 
+Release 3-dev
+=============
+
+Availability
+------------
+This release is not yet available.
+
+Supported platforms
+-------------------
+To be determined
+
+New user-visible features
+-------------------------
+
+Bugs fixed
+----------
+
+Known issues
+------------
+In general, known issues are tracked on the project tracker available
+at http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/
+
 Release 3.16
 ============