diff --git a/docs/releases/4.2.12.txt b/docs/releases/4.2.12.txt
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@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+===========================
+Django 4.2.12 release notes
+===========================
+
+*Expected May 6, 2024*
+
+Django 4.2.12 fixes a bug in 4.2.11.
+
+Bugfixes
+========
+
+* Fixed a crash in Django 4.2 when validating email max line lengths with
+  content decoded using the ``surrogateescape`` error handling scheme,
+  particularly in Python versions 3.11.9+ and 3.12.3+ (:ticket:`35361`).
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.txt b/docs/releases/index.txt
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@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ versions of the documentation contain the release notes for any later releases.
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
+   4.2.12
    4.2.11
    4.2.10
    4.2.9