diff --git a/documentation/releases.rst b/documentation/releases.rst
index 57e4566e1b..c2c2232dca 100644
--- a/documentation/releases.rst
+++ b/documentation/releases.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-2.0-UK
 
+..
+   NOTE FOR RELEASE MAINTAINERS:
+   This file only needs updating in the development release ("master" branch)
+   When documentation for stable releases is built,
+   the latest version from "master" is used
+   by https://git.yoctoproject.org/yocto-autobuilder-helper/tree/scripts/run-docs-build
+
 ===========================
  Supported Release Manuals
 ===========================
diff --git a/documentation/sphinx-static/switchers.js b/documentation/sphinx-static/switchers.js
index bda15485c0..885104c407 100644
--- a/documentation/sphinx-static/switchers.js
+++ b/documentation/sphinx-static/switchers.js
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+/*
+NOTE FOR RELEASE MAINTAINERS:
+This file only needs updating in the development release ("master" branch)
+When documentation for stable releases is built,
+the latest version from "master" is used
+by https://git.yoctoproject.org/yocto-autobuilder-helper/tree/scripts/run-docs-build
+*/
+
 (function() {
   'use strict';