diff --git a/docs/releases/4.2.6.txt b/docs/releases/4.2.6.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..87bb28183e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/4.2.6.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+==========================
+Django 4.2.6 release notes
+==========================
+
+*Expected October 2, 2023*
+
+Django 4.2.6 fixes several bugs in 4.2.5.
+
+Bugfixes
+========
+
+* ...
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.txt b/docs/releases/index.txt
index 39ca37ad4b2..b2b5f8f3ec7 100644
--- a/docs/releases/index.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/index.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ versions of the documentation contain the release notes for any later releases.
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
+   4.2.6
    4.2.5
    4.2.4
    4.2.3