diff --git a/docs/releases/1.8.7.txt b/docs/releases/1.8.7.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6db055b5fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/1.8.7.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+==========================
+Django 1.8.7 release notes
+==========================
+
+*Under development*
+
+Django 1.8.7 fixes several bugs in 1.8.6.
+
+Bugfixes
+========
+
+* ...
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.txt b/docs/releases/index.txt
index 790ae91539..f51e76442c 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
 
+   1.8.7
    1.8.6
    1.8.5
    1.8.4