diff --git a/docs/release-notes.asciidoc b/docs/release-notes.asciidoc
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 This section summarizes the changes in each release.
 
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 * <<release-notes-8.17.0, {elastic-sec} version 8.17.0>>
 * <<release-notes-8.16.2, {elastic-sec} version 8.16.2>>
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 * <<release-notes-8.16.1, {elastic-sec} version 8.16.1>>
 * <<release-notes-8.16.0, {elastic-sec} version 8.16.0>>
 * <<release-notes-8.15.5, {elastic-sec} version 8.15.5>>