diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4c7656fcc..a36ccc86a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ Makefile.in
 /docs/guestfs-internals.1
 /docs/guestfs-performance.1
 /docs/guestfs-recipes.1
-/docs/guestfs-release-notes-*.1
+/docs/guestfs-release-notes-1.*.1
+/docs/guestfs-release-notes.1
 /docs/guestfs-security.1
 /docs/guestfs-testing.1
 /docs/internal-documentation.pod
@@ -135,7 +136,8 @@ Makefile.in
 /docs/stamp-guestfs-internals.pod
 /docs/stamp-guestfs-performance.pod
 /docs/stamp-guestfs-recipes.pod
-/docs/stamp-guestfs-release-notes-*.pod
+/docs/stamp-guestfs-release-notes-1.*.pod
+/docs/stamp-guestfs-release-notes.pod
 /docs/stamp-guestfs-security.pod
 /docs/stamp-guestfs-testing.pod
 /erlang/actions-?.c
diff --git a/docs/Makefile.am b/docs/Makefile.am
index bcad1c267..0f3bba399 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/Makefile.am
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	guestfs-release-notes-1.8.pod \
 	guestfs-release-notes-1.6.pod \
 	guestfs-release-notes-1.4.pod \
-	guestfs-release-notes-historical.pod \
+	guestfs-release-notes.pod \
 	guestfs-security.pod \
 	guestfs-testing.pod \
 	make-internal-documentation.pl \
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ man_MANS = \
 	guestfs-release-notes-1.8.1 \
 	guestfs-release-notes-1.6.1 \
 	guestfs-release-notes-1.4.1 \
-	guestfs-release-notes-historical.1 \
+	guestfs-release-notes.1 \
 	guestfs-security.1 \
 	guestfs-testing.1
 noinst_DATA = \
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ noinst_DATA = \
 	$(top_builddir)/website/guestfs-release-notes-1.8.1.html \
 	$(top_builddir)/website/guestfs-release-notes-1.6.1.html \
 	$(top_builddir)/website/guestfs-release-notes-1.4.1.html \
-	$(top_builddir)/website/guestfs-release-notes-historical.1.html \
+	$(top_builddir)/website/guestfs-release-notes.1.html \
 	$(top_builddir)/website/guestfs-security.1.html \
 	$(top_builddir)/website/guestfs-testing.1.html
 
@@ -440,13 +440,13 @@ stamp-guestfs-release-notes-1.4.pod: guestfs-release-notes-1.4.pod
 	  $<
 	touch $@
 
-guestfs-release-notes-historical.1 guestfs-release-notes-historical.txt $(top_builddir)/website/guestfs-release-notes-historical.1.html: stamp-guestfs-release-notes-historical.pod
+guestfs-release-notes.1 guestfs-release-notes.txt $(top_builddir)/website/guestfs-release-notes.1.html: stamp-guestfs-release-notes.pod
 
-stamp-guestfs-release-notes-historical.pod: guestfs-release-notes-historical.pod
+stamp-guestfs-release-notes.pod: guestfs-release-notes.pod
 	$(PODWRAPPER) \
 	  --section 1 \
-	  --man guestfs-release-notes-historical.1 \
-	  --html $(top_builddir)/website/guestfs-release-notes-historical.1.html \
+	  --man guestfs-release-notes.1 \
+	  --html $(top_builddir)/website/guestfs-release-notes.1.html \
 	  --license GPLv2+ \
 	  $<
 	touch $@
diff --git a/docs/guestfs-release-notes-historical.pod b/docs/guestfs-release-notes.pod
similarity index 52%
rename from docs/guestfs-release-notes-historical.pod
rename to docs/guestfs-release-notes.pod
index afe6d8604..9b58ef126 100644
--- a/docs/guestfs-release-notes-historical.pod
+++ b/docs/guestfs-release-notes.pod
@@ -2,6 +2,100 @@
 
 guestfs-release-notes - libguestfs Release Notes
 
+=head1 RELEASE NOTES FOR LIBGUESTFS AFTER 2010
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+L<guestfs-release-notes-1.46(1)>
+
+=item *
+
+L<guestfs-release-notes-1.44(1)>
+
+=item *
+
+L<guestfs-release-notes-1.42(1)>
+
+=item *
+
+L<guestfs-release-notes-1.40(1)>
+
+=item *
+
+L<guestfs-release-notes-1.38(1)>
+
+=item *
+
+L<guestfs-release-notes-1.36(1)>
+
+=item *
+
+L<guestfs-release-notes-1.34(1)>
+
+=item *
+
+L<guestfs-release-notes-1.32(1)>
+
+=item *
+
+L<guestfs-release-notes-1.30(1)>
+
+=item *
+
+L<guestfs-release-notes-1.28(1)>
+
+=item *
+
+L<guestfs-release-notes-1.26(1)>
+
+=item *
+
+L<guestfs-release-notes-1.24(1)>
+
+=item *
+
+L<guestfs-release-notes-1.22(1)>
+
+=item *
+
+L<guestfs-release-notes-1.20(1)>
+
+=item *
+
+L<guestfs-release-notes-1.18(1)>
+
+=item *
+
+L<guestfs-release-notes-1.16(1)>
+
+=item *
+
+L<guestfs-release-notes-1.14(1)>
+
+=item *
+
+L<guestfs-release-notes-1.12(1)>
+
+=item *
+
+L<guestfs-release-notes-1.10(1)>
+
+=item *
+
+L<guestfs-release-notes-1.8(1)>
+
+=item *
+
+L<guestfs-release-notes-1.6(1)>
+
+=item *
+
+L<guestfs-release-notes-1.4(1)>
+
+=back
+
 =head1 RELEASE NOTES FOR HISTORICAL VERSIONS OF LIBGUESTFS
 
 Before 2010 libguestfs did not have official release notes or a