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@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Full release notes for each release are located in the project's documentation w
 Version 4.0.0
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+This is the first release of CloudStack from within the Apache Software Foundation.
+
 Build Tool Changes:
 
  * The project now uses a combination of maven3 and ant for building