diff --git a/ankiqt/__init__.py b/ankiqt/__init__.py
index 2e31ccb43..eb081d74b 100644
--- a/ankiqt/__init__.py
+++ b/ankiqt/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ appWiki="http://ichi2.net/anki/wiki/"
 appHelpSite="http://ichi2.net/anki/wiki/AnkiWiki"
 appIssueTracker="http://code.google.com/p/anki/issues/list"
 appForum="http://groups.google.com/group/ankisrs/topics"
+appReleaseNotes="http://ichi2.net/anki/download/index.html#changes"
 modDir=os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 runningDir=os.path.split(modDir)[0]
 # py2exe
diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/main.py b/ankiqt/ui/main.py
index 8f25c71fa..a1692aed8 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/main.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/main.py
@@ -962,6 +962,9 @@ class AnkiQt(QMainWindow):
     def onForum(self):
         QDesktopServices.openUrl(QUrl(ankiqt.appForum))
 
+    def onReleaseNotes(self):
+        QDesktopServices.openUrl(QUrl(ankiqt.appReleaseNotes))
+
     def onAbout(self):
         ui.about.show(self)
 
@@ -1217,6 +1220,7 @@ class AnkiQt(QMainWindow):
         self.connect(m.actionEnableAllPlugins, s, self.onEnableAllPlugins)
         self.connect(m.actionDisableAllPlugins, s, self.onDisableAllPlugins)
         self.connect(m.actionActiveTags, s, self.onActiveTags)
+        self.connect(m.actionReleaseNotes, s, self.onReleaseNotes)
 
     def enableDeckMenuItems(self, enabled=True):
         "setEnabled deck-related items."
diff --git a/designer/main.ui b/designer/main.ui
index 1ae5b0753..687c0c967 100644
--- a/designer/main.ui
+++ b/designer/main.ui
@@ -345,8 +345,6 @@
            </widget>
           </item>
          </layout>
-         <zorder>help</zorder>
-         <zorder>mainTextFrame</zorder>
         </widget>
        </item>
       </layout>
@@ -371,7 +369,7 @@
     <addaction name="separator" />
     <addaction name="actionReportbug" />
     <addaction name="actionForum" />
-    <addaction name="actionRelease_Notes" />
+    <addaction name="actionReleaseNotes" />
     <addaction name="separator" />
     <addaction name="actionAbout" />
     <addaction name="separator" />
@@ -963,7 +961,7 @@
     <string>C&amp;ram..</string>
    </property>
   </action>
-  <action name="actionRelease_Notes" >
+  <action name="actionReleaseNotes" >
    <property name="icon" >
     <iconset resource="../icons.qrc" >
      <normaloff>:/icons/kblogger.png</normaloff>:/icons/kblogger.png</iconset>