diff --git a/docs/releases/1.9.6.txt b/docs/releases/1.9.6.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32379496f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/1.9.6.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+==========================
+Django 1.9.6 release notes
+==========================
+
+*Under development*
+
+Django 1.9.6 fixes several bugs in 1.9.5.
+
+Bugfixes
+========
+
+* ...
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.txt b/docs/releases/index.txt
index 5fb18891f9..e3f95e6473 100644
--- a/docs/releases/index.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/index.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ versions of the documentation contain the release notes for any later releases.
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
+   1.9.6
    1.9.5
    1.9.4
    1.9.3