diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 55f58ff330..f580f1ddc2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1455,11 +1455,12 @@ release:
- pushd "${BIND_DIRECTORY}-release"
- mv "../${BIND_DIRECTORY}.tar.xz" .
- tar --extract --file="${BIND_DIRECTORY}.tar.xz"
- - mv "${BIND_DIRECTORY}"/{CHANGES*,COPYRIGHT,LICENSE,README.md,srcid} .
+ - mv "${BIND_DIRECTORY}"/{COPYRIGHT,LICENSE,README.md,srcid} .
- rm -rf "${BIND_DIRECTORY}"
- mv "../doc/arm/_build/html" doc/arm/
- mv "../doc/arm/_build/epub/Bv9ARM.epub" doc/arm/
- echo '
Redirect' > "RELEASE-NOTES-${BIND_DIRECTORY}.html"
+ - echo 'Redirect' > "CHANGELOG-${BIND_DIRECTORY}.html"
- popd
needs:
- job: tarball-create
diff --git a/.reuse/dep5 b/.reuse/dep5
index e18e08276f..e17eb58f45 100644
--- a/.reuse/dep5
+++ b/.reuse/dep5
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ Files: **/*.after*
.gitlab/*
.mailmap
AUTHORS
- CHANGES
COPYRIGHT
Makefile
Makefile.*
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
deleted file mode 120000
index d0de56f114..0000000000
--- a/CHANGES
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-doc/arm/changelog.rst
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index df91934e03..9a81318050 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
util/bindkeys.pl \
util/dtrace.sh \
contrib \
- CHANGES \
COPYRIGHT \
LICENSE \
*.md
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4bfe45ddc1..16ede04c17 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Additional information on various subjects can be found in other
#### Bug report identifiers
-Most notes in the CHANGES file include a reference to a bug report or
+Most notes in the ARM Changelog appendix include a reference to a bug report or
issue number. Prior to 2018, these were usually of the form `[RT #NNN]`
and referred to entries in the "bind9-bugs" RT database, which was not open
to the public. More recent entries use the form `[GL #NNN]` or, less often,
diff --git a/doc/arm/changelog.rst b/doc/arm/changelog.rst
index 22439522bd..3b0cabef00 100644
--- a/doc/arm/changelog.rst
+++ b/doc/arm/changelog.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
Changelog
=========
-.. note:: The following list contains detailed information about BIND9's
+.. note:: The following list contains detailed information about BIND 9
development. Regular users should refer to :ref:`Release Notes `
for changes relevant to them.