diff --git a/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst b/docs/src/whatsnew/3.3.rst
similarity index 95%
rename from docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
rename to docs/src/whatsnew/3.3.rst
index e43f80034a..7a8e1bc620 100644
--- a/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
+++ b/docs/src/whatsnew/3.3.rst
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 .. include:: ../common_links.inc
 
-|iris_version| |build_date| [unreleased]
-****************************************
+v3.3 (18 Aug 2022) [release candidate]
+**************************************
 
 This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release
 (:doc:`View all changes <index>`.)
 
 
-.. dropdown:: :opticon:`report` |iris_version| Release Highlights
+.. dropdown:: :opticon:`report` v3.3.0 Release Highlights
    :container: + shadow
    :title: text-primary text-center font-weight-bold
    :body: bg-light
@@ -16,7 +16,16 @@ This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release
 
    The highlights for this minor release of Iris include:
 
-   * N/A
+   * We've added support for datums, loading them from NetCDF when the
+     :obj:`iris.FUTURE.datum_support` flag is set.
+   * We've greatly improved the speed of linear interpolation.
+   * We've added the function :func:`iris.pandas.as_cubes` for richer
+     conversion from Pandas.
+   * We've improved the functionality of :func:`iris.util.mask_cube`.
+   * We've improved the functionality and performance of the
+     :obj:`iris.analysis.PERCENTILE` aggregator.
+   * We've completed implementation of our :ref:`contributing.benchmarks`
+     infrastructure.
 
    And finally, get in touch with us on :issue:`GitHub<new/choose>` if you have
    any issues or feature requests for improving Iris. Enjoy!
diff --git a/docs/src/whatsnew/index.rst b/docs/src/whatsnew/index.rst
index 78c0134463..5d8734262f 100644
--- a/docs/src/whatsnew/index.rst
+++ b/docs/src/whatsnew/index.rst
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 What's New in Iris
 ------------------
 
-.. include:: latest.rst
+.. include:: 3.3.rst
 
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
    :hidden:
 
-   latest.rst
+   3.3.rst
    3.2.rst
    3.1.rst
    3.0.rst
diff --git a/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst.template b/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst.template
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b36d3f0b0..0000000000
--- a/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst.template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-.. include:: ../common_links.inc
-
-|iris_version| |build_date| [unreleased]
-****************************************
-
-This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release
-(:doc:`View all changes <index>`.)
-
-
-.. dropdown:: :opticon:`report` |iris_version| Release Highlights
-   :container: + shadow
-   :title: text-primary text-center font-weight-bold
-   :body: bg-light
-   :animate: fade-in
-   :open:
-
-   The highlights for this major/minor release of Iris include:
-
-   * N/A
-
-   And finally, get in touch with us on :issue:`GitHub<new/choose>` if you have
-   any issues or feature requests for improving Iris. Enjoy!
-
-
-NOTE: section below is a template for bugfix patches
-====================================================
-    (Please remove this section when creating an initial 'dev.rst')
-
-v3.X.X (DD MMM YYYY)
-====================
-
-.. dropdown:: :opticon:`alert` v3.X.X Patches
-   :container: + shadow
-   :title: text-primary text-center font-weight-bold
-   :body: bg-light
-   :animate: fade-in
-
-   The patches in this release of Iris include:
-
-   #. N/A
-
-NOTE: section above is a template for bugfix patches
-====================================================
-    (Please remove this section when creating an initial 'dev.rst')
-    
-
-
-📢 Announcements
-================
-
-#. N/A
-
-
-✨ Features
-===========
-
-#. N/A
-
-
-🐛 Bugs Fixed
-=============
-
-#. N/A
-
-
-💣 Incompatible Changes
-=======================
-
-#. N/A
-
-
-🚀 Performance Enhancements
-===========================
-
-#. N/A
-
-
-🔥 Deprecations
-===============
-
-#. N/A
-
-
-🔗 Dependencies
-===============
-
-#. N/A
-
-
-📚 Documentation
-================
-
-#. N/A
-
-
-💼 Internal
-===========
-
-#. N/A
-
-
-.. comment
-    Whatsnew author names (@github name) in alphabetical order. Note that,
-    core dev names are automatically included by the common_links.inc:
-
-
-
-
-.. comment
-    Whatsnew resources in alphabetical order:
-
-