diff --git a/docs/releases/1.8.13.txt b/docs/releases/1.8.13.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b1a3dd0c206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/1.8.13.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+===========================
+Django 1.8.13 release notes
+===========================
+
+*Under development*
+
+Django 1.8.13 fixes several bugs in 1.8.12.
+
+Bugfixes
+========
+
+* ...
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.txt b/docs/releases/index.txt
index e3f95e64733..81a69053e1a 100644
--- a/docs/releases/index.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/index.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ versions of the documentation contain the release notes for any later releases.
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
+   1.8.13
    1.8.12
    1.8.11
    1.8.10