diff --git a/docs/releases/1.7.1.txt b/docs/releases/1.7.1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b36ee71ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/1.7.1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+==========================
+Django 1.7.1 release notes
+==========================
+
+*Under development*
+
+Django 1.7.1 fixes several bugs in 1.7.
+
+Bugfixes
+========
+
+* Replace with actual issue (:ticket:`00000`).
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.txt b/docs/releases/index.txt
index d57092d23f..f18c0dfb21 100644
--- a/docs/releases/index.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/index.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ versions of the documentation contain the release notes for any later releases.
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
+   1.7.1
    1.7
 
 1.6 release