diff --git a/dspace/config/item-submission.xml b/dspace/config/item-submission.xml
index 1c193b001527..f733a0c55bcf 100644
--- a/dspace/config/item-submission.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/item-submission.xml
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@
             <processing-class>org.dspace.app.rest.submit.step.ClarinNoticeStep</processing-class>
             <type>clarin-notice</type>
         </step-definition>
+        <step-definition id="note">
+            <heading>submit.progressbar.describe.stepone</heading>
+            <processing-class>org.dspace.app.rest.submit.step.DescribeStep</processing-class>
+            <type>submission-form</type>
+        </step-definition>
         <!-- The following set of DescribeStep <step-definition>s all point to forms (of the same name) which are
              defined in submission-forms.xml -->
         <step-definition id="traditionalpageone" mandatory="true">
@@ -323,6 +328,7 @@
             <!--Step will be to Sign off on the required DSpace License agreement -->
             <step id="license"/>
             <step id="clarin-license"/>
+            <step id="note"/>
         </submission-process>
 
         <!--
@@ -442,6 +448,7 @@
             <step id="upload"/>
             <step id="license"/>
             <step id="clarin-license"/>
+            <step id="note"/>
         </submission-process>
 
         <submission-process name="clariahSubmissions">
@@ -453,6 +460,7 @@
             <step id="upload"/>
             <step id="license"/>
             <step id="clarin-license"/>
+            <step id="note"/>
         </submission-process>
 
         <submission-process name="teachingSubmissions">
@@ -464,6 +472,7 @@
             <step id="upload"/>
             <step id="license"/>
             <step id="clarin-license"/>
+            <step id="note"/>
         </submission-process>
     </submission-definitions>
 
diff --git a/dspace/config/submission-forms.xml b/dspace/config/submission-forms.xml
index 2cdef48986ce..d960c09c15fe 100644
--- a/dspace/config/submission-forms.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/submission-forms.xml
@@ -2091,6 +2091,21 @@
             </row>
         </form>
 
+        <form name="note">
+            <row>
+                <field>
+                    <dc-schema>local</dc-schema>
+                    <dc-element>submission</dc-element>
+                    <dc-qualifier>note</dc-qualifier>
+                    <repeatable>false</repeatable>
+                    <label>Note</label>
+                    <input-type>textarea</input-type>
+                    <hint>Leave a note for the editors/reviewers</hint>
+                    <required></required>
+                </field>
+            </row>
+        </form>
+
     </form-definitions>
 
 
diff --git a/dspace/config/submission-forms_cs.xml b/dspace/config/submission-forms_cs.xml
index e7f7f31cf8d4..da2c4f36c15f 100644
--- a/dspace/config/submission-forms_cs.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/submission-forms_cs.xml
@@ -1432,6 +1432,21 @@
             </row>
         </form>
 
+        <form name="note">
+            <row>
+                <field>
+                    <dc-schema>local</dc-schema>
+                    <dc-element>submission</dc-element>
+                    <dc-qualifier>note</dc-qualifier>
+                    <repeatable>false</repeatable>
+                    <label>Vzkaz</label>
+                    <input-type>textarea</input-type>
+                    <hint>Zde můžete zanechat vzkaz editorům.</hint>
+                    <required></required>
+                </field>
+            </row>
+        </form>
+
     </form-definitions>
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/fast-build/config-update.bat b/scripts/fast-build/config-update.bat
index 6f80ae31ce7d..b3bb9025e0dc 100644
--- a/scripts/fast-build/config-update.bat
+++ b/scripts/fast-build/config-update.bat
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ xcopy /e /h /i /q /y %dspace_source%\dspace\config\ %dspace_application%\config\
 
 cd %dspace_source%\scripts\fast-build\
 
-call update-solr-configsets.bat
+REM call update-solr-configsets.bat