diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
index baab20845a2a2..eef65366a2762 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Version 2.1
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
 
+   v2.1.3
    v2.1.2
    v2.1.1
    v2.1.0
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.1.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.1.rst
index c52f7db8ec3ec..6101333ae760c 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.1.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.1.rst
@@ -52,4 +52,4 @@ Other
 Contributors
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-.. contributors:: v2.1.0..v2.1.1|HEAD
+.. contributors:: v2.1.0..v2.1.1
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.2.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.2.rst
index d2e10b4a42e68..ade7f767815b1 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.2.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.2.rst
@@ -66,3 +66,5 @@ Other
 
 Contributors
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. contributors:: v2.1.1..v2.1.2
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.3.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.3.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1359123ef153e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v2.1.3.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+.. _whatsnew_213:
+
+What's new in 2.1.3 (November ??, 2023)
+---------------------------------------
+
+These are the changes in pandas 2.1.3. See :ref:`release` for a full changelog
+including other versions of pandas.
+
+{{ header }}
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.. _whatsnew_213.regressions:
+
+Fixed regressions
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+-
+-
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.. _whatsnew_213.bug_fixes:
+
+Bug fixes
+~~~~~~~~~
+-
+-
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.. _whatsnew_213.other:
+
+Other
+~~~~~
+-
+-
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.. _whatsnew_213.contributors:
+
+Contributors
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. contributors:: v2.1.2..v2.1.3|HEAD