diff --git a/docs/releases/1.8.6.txt b/docs/releases/1.8.6.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6268bb3bbfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/1.8.6.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+==========================
+Django 1.8.6 release notes
+==========================
+
+*Under Development*
+
+Django 1.8.6 fixes several bugs in 1.8.5.
+
+Bugfixes
+========
+
+* ...
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.txt b/docs/releases/index.txt
index 059859c8fee..0c7e7badc2a 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
 
+   1.8.6
    1.8.5
    1.8.4
    1.8.3