diff --git a/docs/releases/index.txt b/docs/releases/index.txt
index 85b3d211a8..39439ff9aa 100644
--- a/docs/releases/index.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/index.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ Final releases
 
 .. _development_release_notes:
 
+1.7 release
+-----------
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 1
+
+   1.7
+
 1.6 release
 -----------
 .. toctree::