diff --git a/src/main/java/testflight/TestflightRecorder.java b/src/main/java/testflight/TestflightRecorder.java
index 90f1b91..a2a1022 100644
--- a/src/main/java/testflight/TestflightRecorder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/testflight/TestflightRecorder.java
@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@
 import hudson.util.RunList;
 import hudson.util.Secret;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.Predicate;
+import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.kohsuke.stapler.DataBoundConstructor;
 import hudson.model.Hudson;
 
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.*;
 
 import net.sf.json.JSONObject;
@@ -56,6 +60,13 @@ public String getBuildNotes() {
         return this.buildNotes;
     }
 
+    private String buildNotesPath;
+
+    public String getBuildNotesPath() {
+        return this.buildNotesPath;
+    }
+
+
     private boolean appendChangelog;
 
     public boolean getAppendChangelog() {
@@ -131,12 +142,13 @@ public Boolean getDebug() {
     }
     
     @DataBoundConstructor
-    public TestflightRecorder(String tokenPairName, Secret apiToken, Secret teamToken, Boolean notifyTeam, String buildNotes, Boolean appendChangelog, String filePath, String dsymPath, String lists, Boolean replace, String proxyHost, String proxyUser, String proxyPass, int proxyPort, Boolean debug, TestflightTeam [] additionalTeams) {
+    public TestflightRecorder(String tokenPairName, Secret apiToken, Secret teamToken, Boolean notifyTeam, String buildNotesPath, String buildNotes, Boolean appendChangelog, String filePath, String dsymPath, String lists, Boolean replace, String proxyHost, String proxyUser, String proxyPass, int proxyPort, Boolean debug, TestflightTeam [] additionalTeams) {
         this.tokenPairName = tokenPairName;
         this.apiToken = apiToken;
         this.teamToken = teamToken;
         this.notifyTeam = notifyTeam;
         this.buildNotes = buildNotes;
+        this.buildNotesPath = buildNotesPath;
         this.appendChangelog = appendChangelog;
         this.filePath = filePath;
         this.dsymPath = dsymPath;
@@ -257,7 +269,8 @@ private TestflightUploader.UploadRequest createPartialUploadRequest(TestflightTe
         ur.filePaths = vars.expand(StringUtils.trim(team.getFilePath()));
         ur.dsymPath = vars.expand(StringUtils.trim(team.getDsymPath()));
         ur.apiToken = vars.expand(Secret.toString(tokenPair.getApiToken()));
-        ur.buildNotes = createBuildNotes(vars.expand(buildNotes), build.getChangeSet());
+        File buildNotesFile = getBuildNotesFile(vars, buildNotesPath);
+        ur.buildNotes = createBuildNotes(buildNotesFile, vars.expand(buildNotes), build.getChangeSet());
         ur.lists = vars.expand(lists);
         ur.notifyTeam = notifyTeam;
         ProxyConfiguration proxy = getProxy();
@@ -271,6 +284,30 @@ private TestflightUploader.UploadRequest createPartialUploadRequest(TestflightTe
         return ur;
     }
 
+    private File getBuildNotesFile(EnvVars vars, String buildNotesPath) {
+        if(buildNotesPath != null && !buildNotesPath.isEmpty()) {
+            buildNotesPath = vars.expand(buildNotesPath);
+            File buildNotesFile = new File(buildNotesPath);
+            if(buildNotesFile.exists()) {
+                return buildNotesFile;
+            }
+            else {
+                buildNotesFile = new File(vars.expand("$WORKSPACE"), buildNotesPath);
+                if (buildNotesFile.exists()) {
+                    return buildNotesFile;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        File buildNotesFile = new File(vars.expand("$WORKSPACE"),"BUILD_NOTES");
+        if (buildNotesFile.exists()) {
+            return buildNotesFile;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+
     private ProxyConfiguration getProxy() {
         ProxyConfiguration proxy;
         if (Hudson.getInstance() != null && Hudson.getInstance().proxy != null) {
@@ -285,7 +322,19 @@ private ProxyConfiguration getProxy() {
     }
 
     // Append the changelog if we should and can
-    private String createBuildNotes(String buildNotes, final ChangeLogSet<?> changeSet) {
+    private String createBuildNotes(File buildNotesFile, String buildNotes, final ChangeLogSet<?> changeSet) {
+        if(buildNotesFile != null) {
+            try {
+                String fileContents = FileUtils.readFileToString(buildNotesFile, "UTF-8");
+                buildNotes = fileContents + "\n\n" + buildNotes;
+            } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+                //the file should have been checked if it exists, but if not, just ignore it.
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                //ignore it
+            }
+        }
+
+
         if (appendChangelog) {
             StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/testflight/TestflightRecorder/config.jelly b/src/main/resources/testflight/TestflightRecorder/config.jelly
index 64130e1..4c72a4f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/testflight/TestflightRecorder/config.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/testflight/TestflightRecorder/config.jelly
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@
        </f:entry> 
       </table>
     </f:repeatable>
-  </f:entry>      
+  </f:entry>
+  <f:entry title="Build Notes Path" field="buildNotesPath">
+          <f:textbox />
+  </f:entry>
   <f:entry title="Build Notes" field="buildNotes">
     <f:textarea />
   </f:entry>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/testflight/TestflightRecorder/help-buildNotesPath.html b/src/main/resources/testflight/TestflightRecorder/help-buildNotesPath.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb43c6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/testflight/TestflightRecorder/help-buildNotesPath.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<div>
+    Will prepend the <i>notes</i> Testflight API parameter to the contents of the file at the path.
+    Note: the append change log option modifies it.
+    Defaults to $WORKSPACE/BUILD_NOTES. Will try to prepend $WORKSPACE if the file does not exist.
+</div>