List<Release> releases = null;
if ( issueManagementSystems.contains( CHANGES_XML ) )
{
if ( getXmlPath().exists() )
{
ChangesXML changesXML = new ChangesXML( getXmlPath(), getLog() );
List<Release> changesReleases = releaseUtils.convertReleaseList( changesXML.getReleaseList() );
releases = releaseUtils.mergeReleases( releases, changesReleases );
getLog().info( "Including issues from file " + getXmlPath() + " in announcement..." );
}
else
{