diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 6356adbb..b476bf1b 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+5.0.1   20??-??-??
+        repmgr: ensure an existing replication slot is not deleted if the
+          follow target is the node's current upstream (Ian)
+
 5.0     2019-10-15
         general: add PostgreSQL 12 support (Ian)
         general: parse configuration file using flex (Ian)
diff --git a/doc/appendix-release-notes.xml b/doc/appendix-release-notes.xml
index c5a2e0e5..6cec195e 100644
--- a/doc/appendix-release-notes.xml
+++ b/doc/appendix-release-notes.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,31 @@
   </para>
 
 <!-- remember to update the release date in ../repmgr_version.h.in -->
+  <sect1 id="release-5.0.1">
+    <title>Release 5.0.1</title>
+    <para><emphasis>???</emphasis></para>
+    <para>
+      &repmgr; 5.0.1 is a minor release.
+    </para>
+
+    <sect2>
+      <title>Bug fixes</title>
+      <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+         <listitem>
+            <para>
+              <command><link linkend="repmgr-standby-follow">repmgr standby follow</link></command>:
+	          ensure an existing replication slot is not deleted if the
+              follow target is the node's current upstream.
+            </para>
+	      </listitem>
+
+        </itemizedlist>
+      </para>
+    </sect2>
+
+  </sect1>
+
 
   <sect1 id="release-5.0">
     <title id="release-current">Release 5.0</title>