diff --git a/doc/whats_new.rst b/doc/whats_new.rst
index 931420a30b02f..3354a6b13f32b 100644
--- a/doc/whats_new.rst
+++ b/doc/whats_new.rst
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ on libraries.io to be notified when new versions are released.
 .. toctree::
     :maxdepth: 1
 
+    Version 1.2 <whats_new/v1.2.rst>
     Version 1.1 <whats_new/v1.1.rst>
     Version 1.0 <whats_new/v1.0.rst>
     Version 0.24 <whats_new/v0.24.rst>
diff --git a/doc/whats_new/v1.1.rst b/doc/whats_new/v1.1.rst
index 8df3a2f290765..a9dcdb5cc9364 100644
--- a/doc/whats_new/v1.1.rst
+++ b/doc/whats_new/v1.1.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 
 .. currentmodule:: sklearn
 
+.. _changes_1_1_1:
+
+Version 1.1.1
+=============
+
+**In Development**
+
+Changelog
+---------
+
 .. _changes_1_1:
 
 Version 1.1.0
diff --git a/doc/whats_new/v1.2.rst b/doc/whats_new/v1.2.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..bdb9f3018aba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/whats_new/v1.2.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+.. include:: _contributors.rst
+
+.. currentmodule:: sklearn
+
+.. _changes_1_2:
+
+Version 1.2.0
+=============
+
+**In Development**
+
+.. include:: changelog_legend.inc
+
+Changed models
+--------------
+
+The following estimators and functions, when fit with the same data and
+parameters, may produce different models from the previous version. This often
+occurs due to changes in the modelling logic (bug fixes or enhancements), or in
+random sampling procedures.
+
+Changelog
+---------
+
+..
+    Entries should be grouped by module (in alphabetic order) and prefixed with
+    one of the labels: |MajorFeature|, |Feature|, |Efficiency|, |Enhancement|,
+    |Fix| or |API| (see whats_new.rst for descriptions).
+    Entries should be ordered by those labels (e.g. |Fix| after |Efficiency|).
+    Changes not specific to a module should be listed under *Multiple Modules*
+    or *Miscellaneous*.
+    Entries should end with:
+    :pr:`123456` by :user:`Joe Bloggs <joeongithub>`.
+    where 123456 is the *pull request* number, not the issue number.
+
+Code and Documentation Contributors
+-----------------------------------
+
+Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the maintenance and improvement of
+the project since version 1.1, including:
+
+TODO: update at the time of the release.