diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 5d677a44f..9333dc105 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -74,3 +74,6 @@ latex_documents = [
 
 # Example configuration for intersphinx: refer to the Python standard library.
 # intersphinx_mapping = {'http://docs.python.org/': None}
+
+# -- Options for Internationalization output ------------------------------
+locale_dirs = ['locale/']