diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index dea66ca751..6637b32c3d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ Changelog
 * Change comment headers’ date formatting to use browser APIs instead of requiring a library (LB (Ben Johnston))
 
 
+2.16.1 (xx.xx.xxxx) - IN DEVELOPMENT
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+ * Ensure that correct sidebar submenus open when labels use non-Latin alphabets (Matt Westcott)
+
+
 2.16 (07.02.2022)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/docs/releases/2.16.1.rst b/docs/releases/2.16.1.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dbd53cab24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/2.16.1.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+=============================================
+Wagtail 2.16.1 release notes - IN DEVELOPMENT
+=============================================
+
+.. contents::
+    :local:
+    :depth: 1
+
+
+What's new
+==========
+
+Bug fixes
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+ * Ensure that correct sidebar submenus open when labels use non-Latin alphabets (Matt Westcott)
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.rst b/docs/releases/index.rst
index 157f85a539..9bac18c4b1 100644
--- a/docs/releases/index.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/index.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Release notes
 
    upgrading
    2.17
+   2.16.1
    2.16
    2.15.3
    2.15.2