July 31, 2006


Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549


ATTN:   Ms. Patsy Mengiste
        Document Control - EDGAR

RE:     RiverSource High Yield Income Series, Inc.
             RiverSource High Yield Bond Fund
        Post-Effective Amendment No. 42
        File Nos. 2-86637/811-03848
        Accession Number: 0001068800-06-000605

Dear Ms. Mengiste:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, please
accept this letter as certification that the prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information for the above-referenced fund does not differ from that
contained in Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 (Amendment). This
Amendment was filed electronically on July 25, 2006.

If you have any questions regarding this filing, please contact either Mary
Lou Lutz at (612) 678-1762 or me at (612) 671-4321.

Sincerely,


/s/ Christopher O. Petersen
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    Christopher O. Petersen
    Vice President and Group Counsel
    Ameriprise Financial, Inc.