diff --git a/images/linux/announcements.md b/images/linux/announcements.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/preparemetadata.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/preparemetadata.sh
index a26e1096..3feee857 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/preparemetadata.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/preparemetadata.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
 
 WriteItem "<!--- DO NOT EDIT - This markdown file is autogenerated. -->"
+
+Announcements=$(cat $HELPER_SCRIPTS/announcements.md)
+WriteItem $Announcements
+
 AddTitle "$(lsb_release -ds)"
 WriteItem "The following software is installed on machines with the $IMAGE_VERSION update."
 WriteItem "***"
diff --git a/images/linux/ubuntu1604.json b/images/linux/ubuntu1604.json
index ae036bdf..c1bc2660 100644
--- a/images/linux/ubuntu1604.json
+++ b/images/linux/ubuntu1604.json
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@
             "source": "{{template_dir}}/scripts/helpers",
             "destination": "{{user `helper_script_folder`}}"
         },
+        {
+            "type": "file",
+            "source": "{{template_dir}}/announcements.md",
+            "destination": "{{user `helper_script_folder`}}/announcements.md"
+        },
         {
             "type": "file",
             "source": "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers",
diff --git a/images/linux/ubuntu1804.json b/images/linux/ubuntu1804.json
index 9302e5cb..7b743516 100644
--- a/images/linux/ubuntu1804.json
+++ b/images/linux/ubuntu1804.json
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@
             "source": "{{template_dir}}/scripts/helpers",
             "destination": "{{user `helper_script_folder`}}"
         },
+        {
+            "type": "file",
+            "source": "{{template_dir}}/announcements.md",
+            "destination": "{{user `helper_script_folder`}}/announcements.md"
+        },
         {
             "type": "file",
             "source": "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers",
diff --git a/images/linux/ubuntu2004.json b/images/linux/ubuntu2004.json
index 73ef44df..b83236a1 100644
--- a/images/linux/ubuntu2004.json
+++ b/images/linux/ubuntu2004.json
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@
             "source": "{{template_dir}}/scripts/helpers",
             "destination": "{{user `helper_script_folder`}}"
         },
+        {
+            "type": "file",
+            "source": "{{template_dir}}/announcements.md",
+            "destination": "{{user `helper_script_folder`}}/announcements.md"
+        },
         {
             "type": "file",
             "source": "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers",
diff --git a/images/win/Windows2016-Azure.json b/images/win/Windows2016-Azure.json
index 0b2bcae2..922e1204 100644
--- a/images/win/Windows2016-Azure.json
+++ b/images/win/Windows2016-Azure.json
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@
             "source": "{{ template_dir }}/scripts/SoftwareReport",
             "destination": "{{user `image_folder`}}"
         },
+        {
+            "type": "file",
+            "source": "{{ template_dir }}/announcements.md",
+            "destination": "{{user `image_folder`}}/SoftwareReport/announcements.md"
+        },
         {
             "type": "file",
             "source": "{{ template_dir }}/scripts/Tests",
diff --git a/images/win/Windows2019-Azure.json b/images/win/Windows2019-Azure.json
index 700280b1..431d1af2 100644
--- a/images/win/Windows2019-Azure.json
+++ b/images/win/Windows2019-Azure.json
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@
             "source": "{{ template_dir }}/scripts/SoftwareReport",
             "destination": "{{user `image_folder`}}"
         },
+        {
+            "type": "file",
+            "source": "{{ template_dir }}/announcements.md",
+            "destination": "{{user `image_folder`}}/SoftwareReport/announcements.md"
+        },
         {
             "type": "file",
             "source": "{{ template_dir }}/scripts/Tests",
diff --git a/images/win/announcements.md b/images/win/announcements.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/images/win/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Generator.ps1 b/images/win/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Generator.ps1
index 771bb3b7..49f15be6 100644
--- a/images/win/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Generator.ps1
+++ b/images/win/scripts/SoftwareReport/SoftwareReport.Generator.ps1
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ Import-Module (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "SoftwareReport.VisualStudio.psm1") -Disa
 
 $markdown = ""
 
+$Announcements = Get-Content -Path $(Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "announcements.md") -Raw
+$markdown += $Announcements
+$markdown += New-MDNewLine
+
 $OSName = Get-OSName
 $markdown += New-MDHeader "$OSName" -Level 1