public abstract ConfigurableFileCollection getRenderedDocumentation();

    // These are all helper methods for configuring the parts of the documentation (DSL ref, javadoc, user manual, etc).
    public ReleaseNotes getReleaseNotes() {
        return releaseNotes;
    }

    public void releaseNotes(Action<? super ReleaseNotes> action) {
        action.execute(releaseNotes);
    }

    public UserManual getUserManual() {

            task.getBaseCssFile().convention(extension.getReleaseNotes().getBaseCssFile());
            task.getReleaseNotesCssFile().convention(extension.getReleaseNotes().getReleaseNotesCssFile());
            task.getReleaseNotesJavascriptFile().convention(extension.getReleaseNotes().getReleaseNotesJsFile());

            // release notes goes in the root of the docs
            task.from(extension.getReleaseNotes().getRenderedDocumentation());

            // release notes assets go into $root/$assetsName/
            task.from(extension.getReleaseNotes().getReleaseNotesAssets(), sub -> sub.into(extension.getReleaseNotes().getReleaseNotesAssets().map(dir -> dir.getAsFile().getName())));

            // DSL reference goes into dsl/