diff --git a/docs/handbook/image-file-formats.rst b/docs/handbook/image-file-formats.rst
index 1dd186c986f..a6b87407dd5 100644
--- a/docs/handbook/image-file-formats.rst
+++ b/docs/handbook/image-file-formats.rst
@@ -551,6 +551,8 @@ The :py:meth:`~PIL.Image.Image.save` method supports the following options:
     library before building the Python Imaging Library. See the `installation
     documentation <../installation.html>`_ for details.
 
+.. _apng-sequences:
+
 APNG sequences
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/docs/releasenotes/7.1.0.rst b/docs/releasenotes/7.1.0.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1d276bd6a07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releasenotes/7.1.0.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+7.1.0
+-----
+
+API Changes
+===========
+
+Improved APNG support
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Added support for reading and writing Animated Portable Network Graphics (APNG) images.
+The PNG plugin now supports using the :py:meth:`~PIL.Image.Image.seek` method and the
+:py:class:`~PIL.ImageSequence.Iterator` class to read APNG frame sequences.
+The PNG plugin also now supports using the ``append_images`` argument to write APNG frame
+sequences. See :ref:`apng-sequences` for further details.
diff --git a/docs/releasenotes/index.rst b/docs/releasenotes/index.rst
index d329257a96c..1838803ded3 100644
--- a/docs/releasenotes/index.rst
+++ b/docs/releasenotes/index.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Release Notes
 .. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2
 
+  7.1.0
   7.0.0
   6.2.2
   6.2.1