release candidate
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
index e69de29..552bda6 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+
+ Apache Commons Geometry 1.0-beta1 RELEASE NOTES
+
+The Apache Commons Geometry team is pleased to announce the release of
+Apache Commons Geometry 1.0-beta1
+
+The Apache Commons Geometry project provides geometric types and utilities.
+
+This is a beta release of Apache Commons Geometry. No guarantees are made regarding the stability
+of the API or compatibility with future releases.
+
+Apache Commons Geometry 1.0-beta1 contains the following library modules:
+ commons-geometry-core (requires Java 8+)
+ commons-geometry-euclidean (requires Java 8+)
+ commons-geometry-spherical (requires Java 8+)
+ commons-geometry-hull (requires Java 8+)
+ commons-geometry-enclosing (requires Java 8+)
+
+No changes defined in this version.
+
+For complete information on Apache Commons Geometry, including instructions on how to submit bug
+reports, patches, or suggestions for improvement, see the Apache Commons Geometry website:
+
+https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-geometry/
+
+
diff --git a/src/changes/release-notes.vm b/src/changes/release-notes.vm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2176e5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/changes/release-notes.vm
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+## Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+## or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+## distributed with this work for additional information
+## regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+## to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+## "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+## with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+##
+## http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+##
+## Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+## software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+## "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+## KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+## specific language governing permissions and limitations
+## under the License.
+
+ ${project.name} ${version} RELEASE NOTES
+
+The ${developmentTeam} is pleased to announce the release of ${project.name} ${version}
+
+$introduction.replaceAll("(?<!\015)\012", "
+")
+
+## N.B. the available variables are described here:
+## http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-changes-plugin/examples/using-a-custom-announcement-template.html
+##
+## Hack to improve layout: replace all pairs of spaces with a single new-line
+$release.description.replaceAll(" ", "
+")
+
+#if ($release.getActions().size() == 0)
+No changes defined in this version.
+#else
+Changes in this version include:
+
+## indent to be used if there is no issue attribute.
+## should be the same as the indent in the changes.xml file
+## less 2 spaces for the 'o' and trailing space
+#set($indent=' ')
+#if ($release.getActions('add').size() !=0)
+New features:
+#foreach($actionItem in $release.getActions('add'))
+## Use replaceAll to fix up LF-only line ends on Windows.
+#set($action=$actionItem.getAction().replaceAll("\n","
+"))
+#if ($actionItem.getIssue())
+#set($issue=$actionItem.getIssue())
+#else
+#set($issue="")
+#end
+#if ($actionItem.getDueTo())
+#set($dueto=$actionItem.getDueTo())
+#else
+#set($dueto="")
+#end
+o#if($!issue != "") $issue: #else$indent#end ${action} #if($!dueto != "")Thanks to $dueto. #end
+
+#set($issue="")
+#set($dueto="")
+#end
+#end
+
+#if ($release.getActions('fix').size() !=0)
+Fixed Bugs:
+#foreach($actionItem in $release.getActions('fix'))
+## Use replaceAll to fix up LF-only line ends on Windows.
+#set($action=$actionItem.getAction().replaceAll("\n","
+"))
+#if ($actionItem.getIssue())
+#set($issue=$actionItem.getIssue())
+#else
+#set($issue="")
+#end
+#if ($actionItem.getDueTo())
+#set($dueto=$actionItem.getDueTo())
+#else
+#set($dueto="")
+#end
+o#if($!issue != "") $issue: #else$indent#end ${action} #if($!dueto != "")Thanks to $dueto. #end
+
+#set($issue="")
+#set($dueto="")
+#end
+#end
+
+#if ($release.getActions('update').size() !=0)
+Changes:
+#foreach($actionItem in $release.getActions('update'))
+## Use replaceAll to fix up LF-only line ends on Windows.
+#set($action=$actionItem.getAction().replaceAll("\n","
+"))
+#if ($actionItem.getIssue())
+#set($issue=$actionItem.getIssue())
+#else
+#set($issue="")
+#end
+#if ($actionItem.getDueTo())
+#set($dueto=$actionItem.getDueTo())
+#else
+#set($dueto="")
+#end
+o#if($!issue != "") $issue: #else$indent#end ${action} #if($!dueto != "")Thanks to $dueto. #end
+
+#set($issue="")
+#set($dueto="")
+#end
+#end
+
+#if ($release.getActions('remove').size() !=0)
+Removed:
+#foreach($actionItem in $release.getActions('remove'))
+## Use replaceAll to fix up LF-only line ends on Windows.
+#set($action=$actionItem.getAction().replaceAll("\n","
+"))
+#if ($actionItem.getIssue())
+#set($issue=$actionItem.getIssue())
+#else
+#set($issue="")
+#end
+#if ($actionItem.getDueTo())
+#set($dueto=$actionItem.getDueTo())
+#else
+#set($dueto="")
+#end
+o#if($!issue != "") $issue: #else$indent#end ${action} #if($!dueto != "")Thanks to $dueto. #end
+
+#set($issue="")
+#set($dueto="")
+#end
+#end
+## End of main loop
+#end
+
+For complete information on ${project.name}, including instructions on how to submit bug reports,
+patches, or suggestions for improvement, see the ${project.name} website:
+
+${project.url}
+
+
diff --git a/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-1.0-beta1.txt b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-1.0-beta1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..552bda6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/site/resources/release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-1.0-beta1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+
+ Apache Commons Geometry 1.0-beta1 RELEASE NOTES
+
+The Apache Commons Geometry team is pleased to announce the release of
+Apache Commons Geometry 1.0-beta1
+
+The Apache Commons Geometry project provides geometric types and utilities.
+
+This is a beta release of Apache Commons Geometry. No guarantees are made regarding the stability
+of the API or compatibility with future releases.
+
+Apache Commons Geometry 1.0-beta1 contains the following library modules:
+ commons-geometry-core (requires Java 8+)
+ commons-geometry-euclidean (requires Java 8+)
+ commons-geometry-spherical (requires Java 8+)
+ commons-geometry-hull (requires Java 8+)
+ commons-geometry-enclosing (requires Java 8+)
+
+No changes defined in this version.
+
+For complete information on Apache Commons Geometry, including instructions on how to submit bug
+reports, patches, or suggestions for improvement, see the Apache Commons Geometry website:
+
+https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-geometry/
+
+
diff --git a/src/site/xdoc/release-history.xml b/src/site/xdoc/release-history.xml
index a14ad1f..0f759ba 100644
--- a/src/site/xdoc/release-history.xml
+++ b/src/site/xdoc/release-history.xml
@@ -20,16 +20,16 @@
</properties>
<body>
<!-- ================================================== -->
- <!--section name="Commons Geometry Release History">
+ <section name="Commons Geometry Release History">
<p><em>Note.</em> For older javadocs see the individal artifact sub-sites.</p>
<table>
<tr><th>Version</th><th>Release date (YYYY-MM-DD)</th><th>Required Java Version</th><th>Release notes</th></tr>
<tr>
- <td>1.0</td><td>????-??-??</td><td>8+</td><td><a href="release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-1.0.txt">release notes for 1.0</a></td>
+ <td>1.0-beta1</td><td>2020-07-08</td><td>8+</td><td><a href="release-notes/RELEASE-NOTES-1.0-beta1.txt">release notes for 1.0-beta1</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
- </section-->
+ </section>
<!-- ================================================== -->
</body>
</document>
