diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7ec86c87a1..e4321de685 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-commons</artifactId>
-	<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>3.0.0-unified-release-notes-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<name>Spring Data Core</name>
 	<description>Core Spring concepts underpinning every Spring Data module.</description>
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data.build</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>3.0.0-unified-release-notes-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/src/main/asciidoc/upgrade.adoc b/src/main/asciidoc/upgrade.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9f659a7c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/asciidoc/upgrade.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[[new-features]]
+[[upgrading]]
+= Upgrading Spring Data
+
+Instructions for how to upgrade from earlier versions of Spring Data are provided on the project https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-data-commons/wiki[wiki].
+Follow the links in the https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-data-commons/wiki#release-notes[release notes section] to find the version that you want to upgrade to.
+
+Upgrading instructions are always the first item in the release notes. If you are more than one release behind, please make sure that you also review the release notes of the versions that you jumped.