diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 7600dbe112..da4d30e632 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ Changelog
  * Fix: Added verbose_name_plural for form submission model (Janneke Janssen)
 
 
+2.7.1 (xx.xx.xxxx) - IN DEVELOPMENT
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+ * Fix: Management command startup checks under `ManifestStaticFilesStorage` no longer fail if `collectstatic` has not been run first (Alex Tomkins)
+
+
 2.7 LTS (06.11.2019)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/docs/releases/2.7.1.rst b/docs/releases/2.7.1.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..625b3ff2ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/2.7.1.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+============================================
+Wagtail 2.7.1 release notes - IN DEVELOPMENT
+============================================
+
+.. contents::
+    :local:
+    :depth: 1
+
+
+What's new
+==========
+
+Bug fixes
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+ * Management command startup checks under ``ManifestStaticFilesStorage`` no longer fail if ``collectstatic`` has not been run first (Alex Tomkins)
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.rst b/docs/releases/index.rst
index 2fd1afdea8..7123137906 100644
--- a/docs/releases/index.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/index.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Release notes
 
    upgrading
    2.8
+   2.7.1
    2.7
    2.6.3
    2.6.2