diff --git a/CHANGES.html b/CHANGES.html
index 147acfb9f..64f8fc653 100644
--- a/CHANGES.html
+++ b/CHANGES.html
@@ -50,6 +50,21 @@ the cracks, unfortunately.  If you, as a user, can suggest improvements
 to this file based on your experience, please contribute a patch or drop
 us a note on ns-developers mailing list.</p>
 
+<hr>
+<h1>Changes from ns-3.30 to ns-3.31</h1>
+<h2>New API:</h2>
+<ul>
+</ul>
+<h2>Changes to existing API:</h2>
+<ul>
+</ul>
+<h2>Changes to build system:</h2>
+<ul>
+</ul>
+<h2>Changed behavior:</h2>
+<ul>
+</ul>
+
 <hr>
 <h1>Changes from ns-3.29 to ns-3.30</h1>
 <h2>New API:</h2>
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES b/RELEASE_NOTES
index 583fa5c95..7d7f142d5 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES
@@ -9,6 +9,28 @@ http://www.nsnam.org including tutorials: http://www.nsnam.org/tutorials.html
 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 https://gitlab.com/nsnam/ns-3-dev/issues
+
 Release 3.30
 ============