diff --git a/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_read.py b/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_read.py
--- a/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_read.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_read.py
@@ -170,6 +170,12 @@
         else:
             parents = []
 
+        release_notes = metadata.get("codemeta:releaseNotes")
+        if isinstance(release_notes, list):
+            release_notes = "\n\n".join(release_notes)
+        if not release_notes:
+            release_notes = None
+
         return {
             "origin": {"type": "deposit", "url": deposit.origin_url},
             "provider": {
@@ -190,6 +196,7 @@
                 "committer": SWH_PERSON,
                 "committer_date": commit_date,
                 "revision_parents": parents,
+                "release_notes": release_notes,
             },
         }
 
diff --git a/swh/deposit/tests/api/test_deposit_private_read_metadata.py b/swh/deposit/tests/api/test_deposit_private_read_metadata.py
--- a/swh/deposit/tests/api/test_deposit_private_read_metadata.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/tests/api/test_deposit_private_read_metadata.py
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
                 "id": deposit.id,
                 "collection": "test",
                 "revision_parents": [],
+                "release_notes": "This is the release of October 7th, 2017.",
             },
         }
 
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@
                 "id": deposit.id,
                 "collection": "test",
                 "revision_parents": [rev_id],
+                "release_notes": "This is the release of October 7th, 2017.",
             },
         }
 
@@ -244,6 +246,7 @@
                 "id": deposit.id,
                 "collection": deposit_collection.name,
                 "revision_parents": [],
+                "release_notes": "This is the release of October 7th, 2017.",
             },
         }
 
@@ -303,6 +306,7 @@
                 "id": deposit.id,
                 "collection": deposit_collection.name,
                 "revision_parents": [],
+                "release_notes": None,
             },
         }
 
@@ -375,6 +379,7 @@
                 "id": deposit.id,
                 "collection": deposit_collection.name,
                 "revision_parents": [],
+                "release_notes": None,
             },
         }
 
diff --git a/swh/deposit/tests/data/atom/entry-data3.xml b/swh/deposit/tests/data/atom/entry-data3.xml
--- a/swh/deposit/tests/data/atom/entry-data3.xml
+++ b/swh/deposit/tests/data/atom/entry-data3.xml
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
   <author>another one</author>
   <author>no one</author>
   <codemeta:dateCreated>2017-10-07T15:17:08Z</codemeta:dateCreated>
+  <codemeta:releaseNotes>This is the release of October 7th, 2017.</codemeta:releaseNotes>
 </entry>