diff --git a/libbeat/docs/release-notes/breaking/breaking-7.17.asciidoc b/libbeat/docs/release-notes/breaking/breaking-7.17.asciidoc
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index 00000000000..20c0ed20905
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+++ b/libbeat/docs/release-notes/breaking/breaking-7.17.asciidoc
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[[breaking-changes-7.17]]
+
+=== Breaking changes in 7.17
+++++
+<titleabbrev>7.17</titleabbrev>
+++++
+
+//NOTE: The notable-breaking-changes tagged regions are re-used in the
+//Installation and Upgrade Guide
+
+// tag::notable-breaking-changes[]
+
+The Docker base image has changed from CentOS 7 to Ubuntu 20.04. This change
+affects all {beats}.
+
+// end::notable-breaking-changes[]
+
+{see-relnotes}
diff --git a/libbeat/docs/release-notes/breaking/breaking.asciidoc b/libbeat/docs/release-notes/breaking/breaking.asciidoc
index 6fb7e893460..11e6b7321e5 100644
--- a/libbeat/docs/release-notes/breaking/breaking.asciidoc
+++ b/libbeat/docs/release-notes/breaking/breaking.asciidoc
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ changes, but there are breaking changes between major versions (e.g. 6.x to
 
 See the following topics for a description of breaking changes:
 
+* <<breaking-changes-7.17>>
+
 * <<breaking-changes-7.16>>
 
 * <<breaking-changes-7.15>>
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ See the following topics for a description of breaking changes:
 
 * <<breaking-changes-7.0>>
 
+include::breaking-7.17.asciidoc[]
+
 include::breaking-7.16.asciidoc[]
 
 include::breaking-7.15.asciidoc[]