diff --git a/docs/releases/1.11.17.txt b/docs/releases/1.11.17.txt
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@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+============================
+Django 1.11.17 release notes
+============================
+
+*Expected November 1, 2018*
+
+Django 1.11.17 fixes several bugs in 1.11.16.
+
+Bugfixes
+========
+
+* ...
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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
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ versions of the documentation contain the release notes for any later releases.
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
+   1.11.17
    1.11.16
    1.11.15
    1.11.14