diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
index 0b27bb4d58d5e..1f04eb6f68ae8 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Version 1.3
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
 
+   v1.3.1
    v1.3.0
 
 Version 1.2
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.3.0.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.3.0.rst
index 59ec974aab0a4..ed66861efad93 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.3.0.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.3.0.rst
@@ -1233,4 +1233,4 @@ Other
 Contributors
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-.. contributors:: v1.2.5..v1.3.0|HEAD
+.. contributors:: v1.2.5..v1.3.0
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.3.1.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.3.1.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..805bddb7d63e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.3.1.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+.. _whatsnew_131:
+
+What's new in 1.3.1 (July ??, 2021)
+-----------------------------------
+
+These are the changes in pandas 1.3.1. See :ref:`release` for a full changelog
+including other versions of pandas.
+
+{{ header }}
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.. _whatsnew_131.regressions:
+
+Fixed regressions
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+-
+-
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.. _whatsnew_131.bug_fixes:
+
+Bug fixes
+~~~~~~~~~
+-
+-
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.. _whatsnew_131.other:
+
+Other
+~~~~~
+-
+-
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.. _whatsnew_131.contributors:
+
+Contributors
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. contributors:: v1.3.0..v1.3.1|HEAD