diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 50324bf71c..98ce9b44bc 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -74,5 +74,7 @@ The sha is available in output from [cloud build](https://console.cloud.google.c
     * Update the version in [docs/deploy/index.md](docs/deploy/index.md)
     * Update Supported versions in the Support Versions table in the README.md 
     * Merge
+
+* Update the stable.txt file to reflect the release to be created
       
-7. Github release
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+7. Github release
diff --git a/stable.txt b/stable.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e8783a76a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stable.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+controller-v0.47.0