diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
index c21fbc28ae68f..baab20845a2a2 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Version 2.1
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
 
+   v2.1.2
    v2.1.1
    v2.1.0
 
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.0.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.0.rst
index 040ca048d1224..21eef4921ebc0 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.0.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.0.rst
@@ -892,4 +892,4 @@ Other
 Contributors
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-.. contributors:: v2.0.3..v2.1.0|HEAD
+.. contributors:: v2.0.3..v2.1.0
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.1.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.1.rst
index bb3fbd4ffc90f..5a1a1516dc30d 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.1.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.1.rst
@@ -51,3 +51,5 @@ Other
 
 Contributors
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. contributors:: v2.1.0..v2.1.1|HEAD
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.2.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.2.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2c9b10160d144
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.2.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+.. _whatsnew_212:
+
+What's new in 2.1.2 (October ??, 2023)
+---------------------------------------
+
+These are the changes in pandas 2.1.2. See :ref:`release` for a full changelog
+including other versions of pandas.
+
+{{ header }}
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.. _whatsnew_212.regressions:
+
+Fixed regressions
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+-
+-
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.. _whatsnew_212.bug_fixes:
+
+Bug fixes
+~~~~~~~~~
+-
+-
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.. _whatsnew_212.other:
+
+Other
+~~~~~
+-
+-
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.. _whatsnew_212.contributors:
+
+Contributors
+~~~~~~~~~~~~