diff --git a/scripts/fetch_documentation.sh b/scripts/fetch_documentation.sh
--- a/scripts/fetch_documentation.sh
+++ b/scripts/fetch_documentation.sh
@@ -198,4 +198,13 @@
 pushd "${SRC_DIR}"
 git checkout master
 ${SCRIPT_DIR}/fetch_markdown_files.sh "${SRC_DIR}"
+
+# If the release notes file for the latest release isn't archived yet, make the
+# latest release notes available for that version number. This temporary copy
+# will be replaced once the release notes are archived.
+ABC_MD_DOCS="${TOPLEVEL}"/abc_md_docs
+LATEST_RELEASE_NOTES="${ABC_MD_DOCS}/doc/release-notes/release-notes-${RELEASE_VERSIONS[0]}.md"
+if [ ! -f "${LATEST_RELEASE_NOTES}" ]; then
+  cp "${ABC_MD_DOCS}/doc/release-notes.md" "${LATEST_RELEASE_NOTES}"
+fi
 popd