diff --git a/docs/releases/1.8.12.txt b/docs/releases/1.8.12.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..332c6091a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/1.8.12.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+===========================
+Django 1.8.12 release notes
+===========================
+
+*Under development*
+
+Django 1.8.12 fixes several bugs in 1.8.11.
+
+Bugfixes
+========
+
+* ...
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.txt b/docs/releases/index.txt
index dc1823ba7a..c4e4c748d9 100644
--- a/docs/releases/index.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/index.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ versions of the documentation contain the release notes for any later releases.
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
+   1.8.12
    1.8.11
    1.8.10
    1.8.9