diff --git a/src/azure-cli-core/README.rst b/src/azure-cli-core/README.rst
index bb9c8818f63..730e93bacaa 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli-core/README.rst
+++ b/src/azure-cli-core/README.rst
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 Microsoft Azure CLI Core Module
 ==================================
+
+Release History
+===============
+
+See `Release History on GitHub <https://github.com/Azure/azure-cli/blob/dev/src/azure-cli-core/HISTORY.rst>`__.
diff --git a/src/azure-cli-core/setup.py b/src/azure-cli-core/setup.py
index c72337d9146..bee3f1281d1 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli-core/setup.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli-core/setup.py
@@ -72,14 +72,12 @@
 
 with open('README.rst', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
     README = f.read()
-with open('HISTORY.rst', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-    HISTORY = f.read()
 
 setup(
     name='azure-cli-core',
     version=VERSION,
     description='Microsoft Azure Command-Line Tools Core Module',
-    long_description=README + '\n\n' + HISTORY,
+    long_description=README,
     license='MIT',
     author='Microsoft Corporation',
     author_email='azpycli@microsoft.com',
diff --git a/src/azure-cli/README.rst b/src/azure-cli/README.rst
index 5ef1c79fb17..20ddc8129d5 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/README.rst
+++ b/src/azure-cli/README.rst
@@ -103,3 +103,8 @@ License
 =======
 
 `MIT <https://github.com/Azure/azure-cli/blob/master/LICENSE.txt>`__
+
+Release History
+===============
+
+See `Azure CLI release notes <https://docs.microsoft.com/cli/azure/release-notes-azure-cli>`__.
diff --git a/src/azure-cli/setup.py b/src/azure-cli/setup.py
index f87d7effc37..86115b1d4a1 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/setup.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/setup.py
@@ -155,14 +155,12 @@
 
 with open('README.rst', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
     README = f.read()
-with open('HISTORY.rst', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-    HISTORY = f.read()
 
 setup(
     name='azure-cli',
     version=VERSION,
     description='Microsoft Azure Command-Line Tools',
-    long_description=README + '\n\n' + HISTORY,
+    long_description=README,
     license='MIT',
     author='Microsoft Corporation',
     author_email='azpycli@microsoft.com',