diff --git a/docs/releases/1.9.7.txt b/docs/releases/1.9.7.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3599c12bd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/1.9.7.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+==========================
+Django 1.9.7 release notes
+==========================
+
+*Under development*
+
+Django 1.9.7 fixes several bugs in 1.9.6.
+
+Bugfixes
+========
+
+* ...
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.txt b/docs/releases/index.txt
index 63e6205438..200f6d8f4c 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
 
+   1.9.7
    1.9.6
    1.9.5
    1.9.4