diff --git a/script/vsts/lib/release-notes.js b/script/vsts/lib/release-notes.js
index 640ebd2cf..d19df9c17 100644
--- a/script/vsts/lib/release-notes.js
+++ b/script/vsts/lib/release-notes.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 const semver = require('semver')
-const changelog = require('pr-changelog')
 const octokit = require('@octokit/rest')()
+const changelog = require('pr-changelog')
+const childProcess = require('child_process')
 
-module.exports.get = async function(releaseVersion, githubToken) {
+module.exports.get = async function (releaseVersion, githubToken) {
   if (githubToken) {
     octokit.authenticate({
       type: 'oauth',
@@ -10,12 +11,12 @@ module.exports.get = async function(releaseVersion, githubToken) {
     })
   }
 
-  let releases = await octokit.repos.getReleases({owner: 'atom', repo: 'atom'})
-  let release = releases.data.find(r => semver.eq(r.name, releaseVersion))
+  const releases = await octokit.repos.getReleases({owner: 'atom', repo: 'atom'})
+  const release = releases.data.find(r => semver.eq(r.name, releaseVersion))
   return release ? release.body : undefined
 }
 
-module.exports.generate = async function(releaseVersion, githubToken) {
+module.exports.generateForVersion = async function (releaseVersion, githubToken, oldReleaseNotes) {
   let oldVersion = null
   let oldVersionName = null
   const parsedVersion = semver.parse(releaseVersion)
@@ -36,8 +37,7 @@ module.exports.generate = async function(releaseVersion, githubToken) {
     oldVersionName = `v${parsedVersion.major}.${parsedVersion.minor - 1}.0`
   } else {
     let releases = await octokit.repos.getReleases({owner: 'atom', repo: 'atom'})
-    let versions = releases.data.map(r => r.name)
-    oldVersion = 'v' + getPreviousVersion(releaseVersion, versions)
+    oldVersion = 'v' + getPreviousRelease(releaseVersion, releases.data).name
     oldVersionName = oldVersion
   }
 
@@ -59,28 +59,61 @@ module.exports.generate = async function(releaseVersion, githubToken) {
     }
   })
 
-  return `## Notable Changes\n\n\
-**TODO**: Pull relevant changes here!\n\n\
+  const writtenReleaseNotes =
+    extractWrittenReleaseNotes(oldReleaseNotes) ||
+    '**TODO**: Pull relevant changes here!'
+
+  return `## Notable Changes\n
+${writtenReleaseNotes}\n
 <details>
-<summary>All Changes</summary>\n\n
-${allChangesText}\n\n
+<summary>All Changes</summary>\n
+${allChangesText}
 </details>
 `
 }
 
-function getPreviousVersion (version, allVersions) {
+module.exports.generateForNightly = async function(releaseVersion, githubToken) {
+  const releases = await octokit.repos.getReleases({owner: 'atom', repo: 'atom-nightly-releases'})
+  const previousRelease = getPreviousRelease(releaseVersion, releases.data)
+  const oldReleaseNotes = previousRelease ? previousRelease.body : undefined
+
+  const latestCommitResult = childProcess.spawnSync('git', ['rev-parse', '--short', 'HEAD'])
+
+  if (latestCommitResult && oldReleaseNotes) {
+    const latestCommit = latestCommitResult.stdout.toString().trim()
+    const extractMatch = oldReleaseNotes.match(/atom\/atom\/compare\/([0-9a-f]{5,40})\.\.\.([0-9a-f]{5,40})/)
+    if (extractMatch) {
+      return `### Click [here](https://github.com/atom/atom/compare/${extractMatch[2]}...${latestCommit}) to see the changes included with this release! :atom: :night_with_stars:`
+    }
+  }
+
+  return undefined
+}
+
+function extractWrittenReleaseNotes (oldReleaseNotes) {
+  if (oldReleaseNotes) {
+    const extractMatch = oldReleaseNotes.match(/^## Notable Changes\r\n([\s\S]*)<details>/)
+    if (extractMatch && extractMatch[1]) {
+      return extractMatch[1].trim()
+    }
+  }
+
+  return undefined
+}
+
+function getPreviousRelease (version, allReleases) {
   const versionIsStable = semver.prerelease(version) === null
 
   // Make sure versions are sorted before using them
-  allVersions.sort(semver.rcompare)
+  allReleases.sort((v1, v2) => semver.rcompare(v1.name, v2.name))
 
-  for (let otherVersion of allVersions) {
-    if (versionIsStable && semver.prerelease(otherVersion)) {
+  for (let release of allReleases) {
+    if (versionIsStable && semver.prerelease(release.name)) {
       continue
     }
 
-    if (semver.lt(otherVersion, version)) {
-      return otherVersion
+    if (semver.lt(release.name, version)) {
+      return release
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/script/vsts/release-branch-build.yml b/script/vsts/release-branch-build.yml
index b48afebce..e3dfdf16e 100644
--- a/script/vsts/release-branch-build.yml
+++ b/script/vsts/release-branch-build.yml
@@ -80,3 +80,12 @@ jobs:
       ATOM_RELEASES_S3_BUCKET: $(ATOM_RELEASES_S3_BUCKET)
     displayName: Upload CI Artifacts to S3
     condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['IsSignedZipBranch'], 'true'))
+
+  - task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
+    inputs:
+      PathtoPublish: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/out/OLD_RELEASE_NOTES.md
+      ArtifactName: OLD_RELEASE_NOTES.md
+      ArtifactType: Container
+    displayName: Upload OLD_RELEASE_NOTES.md
+    condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['IsReleaseBranch'], 'true'), eq(variables['buildArch'], 'x86'))
+    continueOnError: true
diff --git a/script/vsts/upload-artifacts.js b/script/vsts/upload-artifacts.js
index ad5fa8d05..ea568e8e6 100644
--- a/script/vsts/upload-artifacts.js
+++ b/script/vsts/upload-artifacts.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 'use strict'
 
+const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
 const glob = require('glob')
 const publishRelease = require('publish-release')
+const releaseNotes = require('./lib/release-notes')
 const uploadToS3 = require('./lib/upload-to-s3')
 const uploadLinuxPackages = require('./lib/upload-linux-packages')
 
@@ -19,11 +21,12 @@ const argv = yargs
   .wrap(yargs.terminalWidth())
   .argv
 
+const releaseVersion = CONFIG.computedAppVersion
 const isNightlyRelease = CONFIG.channel === 'nightly'
-const assetsPath = argv.assetsPath || path.join(CONFIG.repositoryRootPath, 'out')
+const assetsPath = argv.assetsPath || CONFIG.buildOutputPath
 const assetsPattern = '/**/*(*.exe|*.zip|*.nupkg|*.tar.gz|*.rpm|*.deb|RELEASES*|atom-api.json)'
 const assets = glob.sync(assetsPattern, { root: assetsPath, nodir: true })
-const bucketPath = argv.s3Path || `releases/v${CONFIG.computedAppVersion}/`
+const bucketPath = argv.s3Path || `releases/v${releaseVersion}/`
 
 if (!assets || assets.length === 0) {
   console.error(`No assets found under specified path: ${assetsPath}`)
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ if (!assets || assets.length === 0) {
 }
 
 async function uploadArtifacts() {
-  console.log(`Uploading ${assets.length} release assets for ${CONFIG.computedAppVersion} to S3 under '${bucketPath}'`)
+  console.log(`Uploading ${assets.length} release assets for ${releaseVersion} to S3 under '${bucketPath}'`)
 
   await uploadToS3(
     process.env.ATOM_RELEASES_S3_KEY,
@@ -44,20 +47,50 @@ async function uploadArtifacts() {
     await uploadLinuxPackages(
       argv.linuxRepoName,
       process.env.PACKAGE_CLOUD_API_KEY,
-      CONFIG.computedAppVersion,
+      releaseVersion,
       assets)
   } else {
-      console.log("Skipping upload of Linux packages")
+    console.log("Skipping upload of Linux packages")
+  }
+
+  const oldReleaseNotes =
+    await releaseNotes.get(
+      releaseVersion,
+      process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN)
+
+  if (oldReleaseNotes) {
+    const oldReleaseNotesPath = path.resolve(CONFIG.buildOutputPath, "OLD_RELEASE_NOTES.md")
+    console.log(`Saving existing ${releaseVersion} release notes to ${oldReleaseNotesPath}`)
+    fs.writeFileSync(oldReleaseNotesPath, oldReleaseNotes, 'utf8')
   }
 
   if (argv.createGithubRelease) {
-    console.log(`Creating GitHub release v${CONFIG.computedAppVersion}`)
+    console.log(`\nGenerating new release notes for ${releaseVersion}`)
+    let newReleaseNotes = ''
+    if (isNightlyRelease) {
+      newReleaseNotes =
+        await releaseNotes.generateForNightly(
+          releaseVersion,
+          process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN,
+          oldReleaseNotes)
+    } else {
+      newReleaseNotes =
+        await releaseNotes.generateForVersion(
+          releaseVersion,
+          process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN,
+          oldReleaseNotes)
+    }
+
+    console.log(`New release notes:\n\n${newReleaseNotes}`)
+
+    console.log(`Creating GitHub release v${releaseVersion}`)
     const release =
       await publishReleaseAsync({
         token: process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN,
         owner: 'atom',
         repo: !isNightlyRelease ? 'atom' : 'atom-nightly-releases',
         name: CONFIG.computedAppVersion,
+        body: newReleaseNotes,
         tag: `v${CONFIG.computedAppVersion}`,
         draft: !isNightlyRelease,
         prerelease: CONFIG.channel !== 'stable',