diff --git a/docs/releases/1.8.16.txt b/docs/releases/1.8.16.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b650340330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/1.8.16.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+===========================
+Django 1.8.16 release notes
+===========================
+
+*November 1, 2016*
+
+Django 1.8.16 fixes two security issues in 1.8.15.
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.txt b/docs/releases/index.txt
index b80ce5830d..134da0fc2c 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
 
+   1.8.16
    1.8.15
    1.8.14
    1.8.13