diff --git a/docs/releases/1.8.1.txt b/docs/releases/1.8.1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c449eab27e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/1.8.1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+==========================
+Django 1.8.1 release notes
+==========================
+
+*Under development*
+
+Django 1.8.1 fixes several bugs in 1.8.
+
+Bugfixes
+========
+
+* ...
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.txt b/docs/releases/index.txt
index 7b788cc139..b66f5e0fff 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
 
+   1.8.1
    1.8
 
 1.7 release