diff --git a/docs/releases/3.1.1.txt b/docs/releases/3.1.1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a83cfd595bc
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+++ b/docs/releases/3.1.1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+==========================
+Django 3.1.1 release notes
+==========================
+
+*Expected September 1, 2020*
+
+Django 3.1.1 fixes several bugs in 3.1.
+
+Bugfixes
+========
+
+* ...
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.txt b/docs/releases/index.txt
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--- 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
 
+   3.1.1
    3.1
 
 3.0 release