diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
index 55e3971502c0a..c37255c765171 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Version 1.2
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
 
+   v1.2.2
    v1.2.1
    v1.2.0
 
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.2.1.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.2.1.rst
index 474970601022c..8bfe233ae50cc 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.2.1.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.2.1.rst
@@ -144,4 +144,4 @@ Other
 Contributors
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-.. contributors:: v1.2.0..v1.2.1|HEAD
+.. contributors:: v1.2.0..v1.2.1
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.2.2.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.2.2.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5e96587a326d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.2.2.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+.. _whatsnew_122:
+
+What's new in 1.2.2 (February ??, 2021)
+---------------------------------------
+
+These are the changes in pandas 1.2.2. See :ref:`release` for a full changelog
+including other versions of pandas.
+
+{{ header }}
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.. _whatsnew_122.regressions:
+
+Fixed regressions
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+-
+-
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.. _whatsnew_122.bug_fixes:
+
+Bug fixes
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+-
+-
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.. _whatsnew_122.other:
+
+Other
+~~~~~
+
+-
+-
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.. _whatsnew_122.contributors:
+
+Contributors
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. contributors:: v1.2.1..v1.2.2|HEAD