diff --git a/NOTICE b/NOTICE
index 9b010e1..d8dcec0 100644
--- a/NOTICE
+++ b/NOTICE
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
-   =========================================================================
-   ==  NOTICE file corresponding to the section 4 d of                    ==
-   ==  the Apache License, Version 2.0,                                   ==
-   ==  in this case for the Apache Axiom distribution.                    ==
-   =========================================================================
+   Apache Axiom
+   Copyright 2004-2018 The Apache Software Foundation
 
    This product includes software developed by
    The Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/).
    Portions Copyright 2006 International Business Machines Corp.
 
-   Please read the different LICENSE files present in the licenses directory of
-   this distribution.
-
    This product includes unmodified, binary redistributions of software (AspectJ)
    developed for the Eclipse Foundation (http://www.eclipse.org/aspectj), which
    is licensed under the Eclipse Public License 1.0. Source code for this project
diff --git a/devguide/src/docbkx/devguide.xml b/devguide/src/docbkx/devguide.xml
index 73a2ee5..b9ef214 100644
--- a/devguide/src/docbkx/devguide.xml
+++ b/devguide/src/docbkx/devguide.xml
@@ -562,6 +562,11 @@
             <procedure>
                 <step>
                     <para>
+                        If necessary, update the copyright date in the top level <filename>NOTICE</filename> file.
+                    </para>
+                </step>
+                <step>
+                    <para>
                         Start the release process with the following command:
                     </para>
                     <screen>mvn release:prepare</screen>
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/release-notes/1.2.22.md b/src/site/markdown/release-notes/1.2.22.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/site/markdown/release-notes/1.2.22.md