diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index e424151164..799c1f65f8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+2.6 (xx.xx.xxxx) - IN DEVELOPMENT
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+ * ...
+
+
 2.5 (xx.xx.xxxx) - IN DEVELOPMENT
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/docs/releases/2.6.rst b/docs/releases/2.6.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e37de7cf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/2.6.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+==========================================
+Wagtail 2.6 release notes - IN DEVELOPMENT
+==========================================
+
+.. contents::
+    :local:
+    :depth: 1
+
+
+What's new
+==========
+
+
+Other features
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+ * ...
+
+
+Bug fixes
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+ * ...
+
+
+Upgrade considerations
+======================
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.rst b/docs/releases/index.rst
index ad98583500..33558ca162 100644
--- a/docs/releases/index.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/index.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Release notes
    :maxdepth: 1
 
    upgrading
+   2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
diff --git a/docs/releases/upgrading.rst b/docs/releases/upgrading.rst
index 3db1dfae1f..d04207b9e9 100644
--- a/docs/releases/upgrading.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/upgrading.rst
@@ -143,4 +143,6 @@ The compatible versions of Django and Python for each Wagtail release are:
 +-------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------------+
 | 2.5               | 2.0, 2.1, 2.2                | 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7          |
 +-------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------------+
+| 2.6               | 2.0, 2.1, 2.2                | 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7          |
++-------------------+------------------------------+-----------------------------+