diff --git a/docs/releases/1.9.9.txt b/docs/releases/1.9.9.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c458f9611a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/1.9.9.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+==========================
+Django 1.9.9 release notes
+==========================
+
+*Under development*
+
+Django 1.9.9 fixes several bugs in 1.9.8.
+
+Bugfixes
+========
+
+* ...
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.txt b/docs/releases/index.txt
index 6dfc7a4a43..d963e24e56 100644
--- a/docs/releases/index.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/index.txt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ versions of the documentation contain the release notes for any later releases.
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
+   1.9.9
    1.9.8
    1.9.7
    1.9.6