diff --git a/docs/releases/4.2.8.txt b/docs/releases/4.2.8.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b8bf62cdc979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/4.2.8.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+==========================
+Django 4.2.8 release notes
+==========================
+
+*Expected December 4, 2023*
+
+Django 4.2.8 fixes several bugs in 4.2.7.
+
+Bugfixes
+========
+
+* ...
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.txt b/docs/releases/index.txt
index 32956965d0be..a8d6945b7900 100644
--- 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
 
+   4.2.8
    4.2.7
    4.2.6
    4.2.5