diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index fbb7299a93..caf8eb7223 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ Changelog
  * Maintenance: Drop pytz dependency in favour of `zoneinfo.available_timezones` (Sage Abdullah)
 
 
+6.2.1 (xx.xx.20xx) - IN DEVELOPMENT
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+ * ...
+
+
 6.2 (01.08.2024)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/docs/releases/6.2.1.md b/docs/releases/6.2.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f74ba54f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/6.2.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Wagtail 6.2.1 release notes - IN DEVELOPMENT
+
+_Unreleased_
+
+```{contents}
+---
+local:
+depth: 1
+---
+```
+
+## What's new
+
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+ * ...
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.rst b/docs/releases/index.rst
index b6a312e337..a939a8e71e 100644
--- a/docs/releases/index.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/index.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Release notes
 
    upgrading
    6.3
+   6.2.1
    6.2
    6.1.3
    6.1.2