diff --git a/changelog.py b/changelog.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af23b06fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import re
+from tzparse import tzparse
+from datetime import datetime as Datetime
+
+def parse_date(dstr):
+    formats = [
+        "%d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %Z",         # standard logfile format
+        "%d %b %Y %H:%M:%S",
+        "%d %b %Y %H:%M %Z",
+        "%d %b %Y %H:%M",
+        "%d %b %Y %Z",        
+        "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z",
+        "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S",
+        "%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S %Z",
+        "%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S",
+        "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%Z",
+        "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S",
+        "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M %Z",
+        "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M",
+        "%Y-%m-%d",
+        ]
+    for format in formats:
+        try:
+            t = tzparse(dstr, format)
+            return t
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+    raise Exception("Couldn't parse the date string '%s'" % dstr)
+            
+class ChangeLogEntry:
+    package = ""
+    version = ""
+    logentry = ""
+    author = ""
+    email = ""
+    date = ""
+    time = ""
+
+def parse(logfile):
+    ver_line = "^(\w+) \((\S+)\) (\S+;)? (?:urgency=(\S+))?$"
+    sig_line = "^ -- ([^<]+) <([^>]+)>  (.*?) *$"
+
+    entries = []
+    if type(logfile) == type(''):
+        logfile = open(logfile)
+    entry = None
+    for line in logfile:
+        if re.match(ver_line, line):
+            package, version, distribution, urgency = re.match(ver_line, line).groups()
+            entry = ChangeLogEntry()
+            entry.package = package
+            entry.version = version
+            entry.logentry = ""
+        elif re.match(sig_line, line):
+            author, email, date = re.match(sig_line, line).groups()
+            entry.author = author
+            entry.email = email
+            entry.date = date
+            entry.time = parse_date(date)
+            entry.logentry = entry.logentry.rstrip()
+            entries += [ entry ]
+        elif entry:
+            entry.logentry += line
+        else:
+            print "Unexpected line: '%s'" % line
+    return entries
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ietf/release/__init__.py b/ietf/release/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/ietf/release/models.py b/ietf/release/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bce5b68f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ietf/release/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# This app has no models
diff --git a/ietf/release/tests.py b/ietf/release/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..501deb776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ietf/release/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+"""
+This file demonstrates writing tests using the unittest module. These will pass
+when you run "manage.py test".
+
+Replace this with more appropriate tests for your application.
+"""
+
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+
+class SimpleTest(TestCase):
+    def test_basic_addition(self):
+        """
+        Tests that 1 + 1 always equals 2.
+        """
+        self.assertEqual(1 + 1, 2)
diff --git a/ietf/release/views.py b/ietf/release/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bbf2e6aa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ietf/release/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import re
+import os
+
+from django.template import RequestContext
+from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
+
+import changelog
+
+def release(request, version=None):
+    entries = {}
+    log_entries = changelog.parse("changelog")
+    next = None
+    for entry in log_entries:
+        if next:
+            next.prev = entry
+        entry.next = next
+        next = entry
+    entries = dict([ (entry.version, entry) for entry in log_entries])
+    if version == None:
+        version = log_entries[0].version        
+    return render_to_response('release/release.html', { 'entry': entries[version], }, context_instance=RequestContext(request))
+
diff --git a/ietf/templates/release/release.html b/ietf/templates/release/release.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9289b004
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ietf/templates/release/release.html
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{% extends "registration/base.html" %}
+
+{% block title %}Release information{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<div id="release">
+<h2>Release {{ entry.version }}, released {{ entry.date }}</h2>
+<p style="font-size: 90%">
+      {% if entry.prev %}&larr;&nbsp;<a href="/release/{{entry.prev.version}}/">previous release</a>{% else %}<span style="color: grey">&larr; previous release</span>{% endif %}
+      |
+      {% if entry.next %}<a href="/release/{{entry.next.version}}/">next release</a>&nbsp;&rarr;{% else %}<span style="color: grey">next release &rarr;</span>{% endif %}
+</p>
+<p>
+   <b>Release Notes:</b>
+   <tt>
+      <pre>
+{{entry.logentry}}
+      </pre>
+   </tt>
+</p>
+ 
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/ietf/urls.py b/ietf/urls.py
index 3edfa9388..0e12b1889 100644
--- a/ietf/urls.py
+++ b/ietf/urls.py
@@ -43,33 +43,31 @@ if settings.USE_DB_REDESIGN_PROXY_CLASSES:
     del sitemaps['drafts'] # not needed, overlaps sitemaps['idtracker']
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('',
-    (r'^feed/(?P<url>.*)/$', 'django.contrib.syndication.views.feed',
-              { 'feed_dict': feeds}),
-    (r'^sitemap.xml$', 'django.contrib.sitemaps.views.index',
-              { 'sitemaps': sitemaps}),
-    (r'^sitemap-(?P<section>.+).xml$', 'django.contrib.sitemaps.views.sitemap',
-              {'sitemaps': sitemaps}),
+    (r'^$', 'ietf.idrfc.views.main'),
+    (r'^accounts/', include('ietf.ietfauth.urls')),
+    (r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),
+    (r'^admin/doc/', include('django.contrib.admindocs.urls')),
     (r'^ann/', include('ietf.announcements.urls')),
-    (r'^idtracker/', include('ietf.idtracker.urls')),
+    (r'^community/', include('ietf.community.urls')),
+    (r'^cookies/', include('ietf.cookies.urls')),
+    (r'^doc/', include('ietf.idrfc.urls')),
     (r'^drafts/', include('ietf.idindex.urls')),
+    (r'^feed/(?P<url>.*)/$', 'django.contrib.syndication.views.feed', { 'feed_dict': feeds}),
+    (r'^idtracker/', include('ietf.idtracker.urls')),
     (r'^iesg/', include('ietf.iesg.urls')),
+    (r'^ipr/', include('ietf.ipr.urls')),
     (r'^liaison/', include('ietf.liaisons.urls')),
     (r'^list/', include('ietf.mailinglists.urls')),
-    (r'^(?P<path>public)/', include('ietf.redirects.urls')),
-    (r'^ipr/', include('ietf.ipr.urls')),
     (r'^meeting/', include('ietf.meeting.urls')),
-    (r'^accounts/', include('ietf.ietfauth.urls')),
-    (r'^doc/', include('ietf.idrfc.urls')),
-    (r'^wg/', include('ietf.wginfo.urls')),
-    (r'^cookies/', include('ietf.cookies.urls')),
     (r'^person/', include('ietf.person.urls')),
-    (r'^submit/', include('ietf.submit.urls')),
+    (r'^release/$', 'ietf.release.views.release'),
+    (r'^release/(?P<version>.+)/$', 'ietf.release.views.release'),
+    (r'^sitemap-(?P<section>.+).xml$', 'django.contrib.sitemaps.views.sitemap', {'sitemaps': sitemaps}),
+    (r'^sitemap.xml$', 'django.contrib.sitemaps.views.index', { 'sitemaps': sitemaps}),
     (r'^streams/', include('ietf.ietfworkflows.urls')),
-    (r'^community/', include('ietf.community.urls')),
-
-    (r'^$', 'ietf.idrfc.views.main'),
-    (r'^admin/doc/', include('django.contrib.admindocs.urls')),
-    ('^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),
+    (r'^submit/', include('ietf.submit.urls')),
+    (r'^(?P<path>public)/', include('ietf.redirects.urls')),
+    (r'^wg/', include('ietf.wginfo.urls')),
 
     # Google webmaster tools verification url
     (r'^googlea30ad1dacffb5e5b.html', 'django.views.generic.simple.direct_to_template', { 'template': 'googlea30ad1dacffb5e5b.html' }),