diff --git a/docs/releases/1.6.4.txt b/docs/releases/1.6.4.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8a325c9141b
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+++ b/docs/releases/1.6.4.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+==========================
+Django 1.6.4 release notes
+==========================
+
+*Under development*
+
+Django 1.6.4 fixes several bugs in 1.6.3.
+
+Bugfixes
+========
+
+* Added backwards compatibility support for the :mod:`django.contrib.messages`
+  cookie format of Django 1.4 and earlier to faciliate upgrading to 1.6 from
+  1.4 (`#22426 <http://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/22426>`_).
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.txt b/docs/releases/index.txt
index b1ea6a9c3e4..2a2c27b168a 100644
--- a/docs/releases/index.txt
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@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Final releases
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
+   1.6.4
    1.6.3
    1.6.2
    1.6.1