diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
index 3905c320be023..018f341ad4ee4 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Version 2.0
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
 
+   v2.0.4
    v2.0.3
    v2.0.2
    v2.0.1
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.0.3.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.0.3.rst
index 3e2dc1b92c779..26e34e0c823ce 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.0.3.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.0.3.rst
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ Other
 Contributors
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-.. contributors:: v2.0.2..v2.0.3|HEAD
+.. contributors:: v2.0.2..v2.0.3
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.0.4.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.0.4.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..36d798ea68c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.0.4.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+.. _whatsnew_204:
+
+What's new in 2.0.4 (August ??, 2023)
+---------------------------------------
+
+These are the changes in pandas 2.0.4. See :ref:`release` for a full changelog
+including other versions of pandas.
+
+{{ header }}
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.. _whatsnew_204.regressions:
+
+Fixed regressions
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+-
+-
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.. _whatsnew_204.bug_fixes:
+
+Bug fixes
+~~~~~~~~~
+-
+-
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.. _whatsnew_204.other:
+
+Other
+~~~~~
+-
+-
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.. _whatsnew_204.contributors:
+
+Contributors
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. contributors:: v2.0.3..v2.0.4|HEAD