diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
index e71b600412b03..71c9b0613b3ce 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Version 1.2
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
 
+   v1.2.3
    v1.2.2
    v1.2.1
    v1.2.0
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.2.2.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.2.2.rst
index 8ea0d72356acf..27698f63d7e5b 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.2.2.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.2.2.rst
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@ Other
 Contributors
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-.. contributors:: v1.2.1..v1.2.2|HEAD
+.. contributors:: v1.2.1..v1.2.2
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.2.3.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.2.3.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e675b3ea921d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.2.3.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+.. _whatsnew_123:
+
+What's new in 1.2.3 (March ??, 2021)
+------------------------------------
+
+These are the changes in pandas 1.2.3. See :ref:`release` for a full changelog
+including other versions of pandas.
+
+{{ header }}
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.. _whatsnew_123.regressions:
+
+Fixed regressions
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+-
+-
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.. _whatsnew_123.bug_fixes:
+
+Bug fixes
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+-
+-
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.. _whatsnew_123.other:
+
+Other
+~~~~~
+
+-
+-
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.. _whatsnew_123.contributors:
+
+Contributors
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. contributors:: v1.2.2..v1.2.3|HEAD