Document items that should appear in the major release notes

diff --git a/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES b/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES
index 79a3e19ba52679ff94278bccfd40913d0c8f9580..6814c5edeb781257914347c03eeb2bd3862d2efa 100644 (file)
--- a/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES
+++ b/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ For Major Releases
 
 * Release notes
    o use git log or src/tools/git_changelog to find the relevant commits
+       o  new features and options
+       o  major performance improvements
+       o  bug fixes for serious or common bugs
+       o  incompatibilities
+       o  major source code changes
    o check completion of items that have been marked as completed at
      http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Todo
    o remove completed TODO items