diff --git a/docs/releases/1.11.9.txt b/docs/releases/1.11.9.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..851f1f64c1
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+++ b/docs/releases/1.11.9.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+===========================
+Django 1.11.9 release notes
+===========================
+
+*Expected January 1, 2018*
+
+Django 1.11.9 fixes several bugs in 1.11.8.
+
+Bugfixes
+========
+
+* ...
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.txt b/docs/releases/index.txt
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--- a/docs/releases/index.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/index.txt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ versions of the documentation contain the release notes for any later releases.
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
+   1.11.9
    1.11.8
    1.11.7
    1.11.6