diff --git a/docs/reference/index-shared4.asciidoc b/docs/reference/index-shared4.asciidoc
index 5e6ebc8a5a20c..3dfb3b641890f 100644
--- a/docs/reference/index-shared4.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/index-shared4.asciidoc
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ include::testing.asciidoc[]
 
 include::glossary.asciidoc[]
 
+include::release-notes/highlights.asciidoc[]
+
 include::{docdir}/../CHANGELOG.asciidoc[]
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diff --git a/docs/reference/release-notes/highlights-7.0.0.asciidoc b/docs/reference/release-notes/highlights-7.0.0.asciidoc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1ea3d3fa3291e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/reference/release-notes/highlights-7.0.0.asciidoc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[[release-highlights-7.0.0]]
+== 7.0.0 release highlights
+++++
+<titleabbrev>7.0.0</titleabbrev>
+++++
+
+coming[7.0.0]
+
+See also <<breaking-changes-7.0>> and <<release-notes-7.0.0>>. 
diff --git a/docs/reference/release-notes/highlights.asciidoc b/docs/reference/release-notes/highlights.asciidoc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1223e9a685a27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/reference/release-notes/highlights.asciidoc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[[release-highlights]]
+= {es} Release Highlights
+
+[partintro]
+--
+This section summarizes the most important changes in each release. For the 
+full list, see <<es-release-notes>> and <<breaking-changes>>. 
+
+* <<release-highlights-7.0.0>>
+
+--
+
+include::highlights-7.0.0.asciidoc[]
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