diff --git a/changes/3660-hosts-filter-state b/changes/3660-hosts-filter-state
deleted file mode 100644
index 3376874f99..0000000000
--- a/changes/3660-hosts-filter-state
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-- Modified no hosts message for software and policy filter
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diff --git a/changes/3695-manage-policies-ui b/changes/3695-manage-policies-ui
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index 537772a3a9..0000000000
--- a/changes/3695-manage-policies-ui
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-* Migrate manage policies page to use react-query for policies endpoints
-* Incorporate `available_teams` into app context for UI
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diff --git a/changes/issue-2477-3487-app-settings-config-revamp b/changes/issue-2477-3487-app-settings-config-revamp
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b61ab9b55..0000000000
--- a/changes/issue-2477-3487-app-settings-config-revamp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-* App Settings Page uses new frontend patterns and removes flattening of config object
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changes/issue-3077-block-autocomplete b/changes/issue-3077-block-autocomplete
deleted file mode 100644
index 0804d3a5bf..0000000000
--- a/changes/issue-3077-block-autocomplete
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-* Block autocomplete for username and password in SMTP settings
diff --git a/changes/issue-3473-add-sentry b/changes/issue-3473-add-sentry
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d86ad020e..0000000000
--- a/changes/issue-3473-add-sentry
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-* Add config to use Sentry for catching errors in fleet
diff --git a/changes/issue-3557-browser-extensions b/changes/issue-3557-browser-extensions
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a9dd6087b..0000000000
--- a/changes/issue-3557-browser-extensions
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-* Include Chrome and Firefox extensions in software inventory.
diff --git a/changes/issue-3697-better-jitter b/changes/issue-3697-better-jitter
deleted file mode 100644
index e866b42027..0000000000
--- a/changes/issue-3697-better-jitter
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-* Improve how fleet distributes hosts checking in to balance the load on the server.
diff --git a/changes/issue-3704-non-empty-packs-queries-policies b/changes/issue-3704-non-empty-packs-queries-policies
deleted file mode 100644
index e424af75d6..0000000000
--- a/changes/issue-3704-non-empty-packs-queries-policies
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-* Return 400 when trying to create queries, packs and policies with empty names.
diff --git a/changes/issue-3707-clean-targets-on-delete b/changes/issue-3707-clean-targets-on-delete
deleted file mode 100644
index 71dee4f3c2..0000000000
--- a/changes/issue-3707-clean-targets-on-delete
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-* Cleanup pack targets when deleting hosts, labels, and teams
diff --git a/changes/issue-3722-team-observer-can-read-global-policies b/changes/issue-3722-team-observer-can-read-global-policies
deleted file mode 100644
index d4af1e0ad9..0000000000
--- a/changes/issue-3722-team-observer-can-read-global-policies
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-* Team observers can read global policies (aka inherited policies).
diff --git a/changes/list-team-policies-team-doesnt-exist b/changes/list-team-policies-team-doesnt-exist
deleted file mode 100644
index 10c0ca315f..0000000000
--- a/changes/list-team-policies-team-doesnt-exist
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-* Return 404 when listing policies of a team that doesn't exist.
diff --git a/changes/optimize-users-query b/changes/optimize-users-query
deleted file mode 100644
index 28b6262561..0000000000
--- a/changes/optimize-users-query
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-* Optimize users detail query to improve performance when running on system with a large number of users (particularly Windows Domain Controllers).
diff --git a/changes/query-timeout b/changes/query-timeout
deleted file mode 100644
index 4982047760..0000000000
--- a/changes/query-timeout
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-* Reduce the default period of the "simple" live query API (`/api/v1/queries/run`) to 25 seconds to remain below load balancer timeouts.
diff --git a/docs/03-Contributing/05-Releasing-Fleet.md b/docs/03-Contributing/05-Releasing-Fleet.md
index 7dc92494a5..d782b2857d 100644
--- a/docs/03-Contributing/05-Releasing-Fleet.md
+++ b/docs/03-Contributing/05-Releasing-Fleet.md
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ Note: Please prefix versions with `fleet-v` (eg. `fleet-v4.0.0`) in git tags, He
    tone and syntax of the written language match throughout. `make changelog` will stage all changes
    file entries for deletion with the commit.
 
+Add a "Performance" section below the list of changes. This section should summarize the number of
+hosts that the Fleet server can handle, call out if this number has
+changed since the last release, and list the infrastructure used in the load testing environment.
+
 Update the NPM [package.json](../../tools/fleetctl-npm/package.json) with the new version number (do
 not yet `npm publish`). Update the [Helm chart](../../charts/fleet/Chart.yaml) and [values
 file](../../charts/fleet/values.yaml) with the new version number.