diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.12 b/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from Doc/whatsnew/3.12
rename to Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/index.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/index.rst
index c787cdb0f71..bfee225791e 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/index.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/index.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ anyone wishing to stay up-to-date after a new release.
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
 
+   3.12.rst
    3.11.rst
    3.10.rst
    3.9.rst