diff --git a/Doc/texinputs/python.sty b/Doc/texinputs/python.sty
index 35f7727959c..e4c60b834b1 100644
--- a/Doc/texinputs/python.sty
+++ b/Doc/texinputs/python.sty
@@ -1048,12 +1048,15 @@
 \newcommand{\py@release}{}
 \newcommand{\version}{}
 \newcommand{\shortversion}{}
+\newcommand{\releaseinfo}{}
 \newcommand{\releasename}{Release}
 \newcommand{\release}[1]{%
   \renewcommand{\py@release}{\releasename\space\version}%
   \renewcommand{\version}{#1}}
 \newcommand{\setshortversion}[1]{%
   \renewcommand{\shortversion}{#1}}
+\newcommand{\setreleaseinfo}[1]{%
+  \renewcommand{\releaseinfo}{#1}}
 
 % Allow specification of the author's address separately from the
 % author's name.  This can be used to format them differently, which