diff --git a/hack/cherry_pick_pull.sh b/hack/cherry_pick_pull.sh
index 4e9dfdef5ef..a2e9ad0a3c3 100755
--- a/hack/cherry_pick_pull.sh
+++ b/hack/cherry_pick_pull.sh
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ Cherry pick of ${PULLSUBJ} on ${rel}.
 ${numandtitle}
 
 For details on the cherry pick process, see the [cherry pick requests](https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-release/cherry-picks.md) page.
+
+\`\`\`release-note
+
+\`\`\`
 EOF
 )