diff --git a/docs/releases/2.1.8.txt b/docs/releases/2.1.8.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dc6d2f7b44a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/2.1.8.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+==========================
+Django 2.1.8 release notes
+==========================
+
+*April 1, 2019*
+
+Django 2.1.8 fixes a bug in 2.1.7.
+
+Bugfixes
+========
+
+*
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.txt b/docs/releases/index.txt
index b2292b244ca..e48b2e8980d 100644
--- a/docs/releases/index.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/index.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ versions of the documentation contain the release notes for any later releases.
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
+   2.1.8
    2.1.7
    2.1.6
    2.1.5