diff --git a/releases/friends.sh b/releases/friends.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eu
+set -o pipefail
+
+cd $(dirname $0)
+
+if [[ -z "${1+x}" ]]; then
+    read -p "List friends since which commit/tag? " since
+    echo
+else
+    since=$1
+fi
+
+git shortlog -s -n "$since.." \
+    | cut -f 2- \
+    | sort -u \
+    | grep -v bors\-servo \
+    | xargs -d '\n' -I{} echo "- {}"
diff --git a/releases/release-announcement-template.md b/releases/release-announcement-template.md
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+# Announcing `wasm-bindgen` $TODO_VERSION
+
+`wasm-bindgen` facilitates high-level interactions between wasm modules and
+JavaScript.
+
+* [GitHub][]
+* [crates.io][]
+* [The `wasm-bindgen` Guide][guide]
+
+Upgrade to this release by updating your `Cargo.toml`:
+
+```toml
+wasm-bindgen = "$TODO_VERSION"
+```
+
+## Changelog
+
+<insert relevant section of CHANGELOG.md here>
+
+## Friends
+
+Thanks to everyone who contributed to this release!
+
+<insert the output of friends.sh here>
+
+## Contributing
+
+Want to join us? Check out our [The "Contributing" section of the
+guide][contributing] and take a look at some of these issues:
+
+* [Issues labeled "good first issue"][good-first-issue]
+* [Issues labeled "help wanted"][help-wanted]
+
+[GitHub]: https://github.com/rustwasm/wasm-bindgen
+[crates.io]: https://crates.io/crates/wasm-bindgen
+[guide]: https://rustwasm.github.io/wasm-bindgen
+[contributing]: https://rustwasm.github.io/wasm-bindgen/contributing.md
+[good-first-issue]: https://github.com/rustwasm/wasm-bindgen/labels/good%20first%20issue
+[help-wanted]: https://github.com/rustwasm/wasm-bindgen/labels/help%20wanted