diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index f186a9a9d..c0a087a16 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+1.4.3 (xx.03.2016)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+ * Fixed regression introduced in 1.4.2 which caused Wagtail to query the database during a system check (Tim Heap)
+
+
 1.4.2 (31.03.2016)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.4.3.rst b/docs/releases/1.4.3.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..460c97e17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/1.4.3.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+============================================
+Wagtail 1.4.3 release notes - IN DEVELOPMENT
+============================================
+
+.. contents::
+    :local:
+    :depth: 1
+
+
+What's changed
+==============
+
+Bug fixes
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+ * Fixed regression introduced in 1.4.2 which caused Wagtail to query the database during a system check (Tim Heap)
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.rst b/docs/releases/index.rst
index 673739656..32f44d85c 100644
--- a/docs/releases/index.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/index.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Release notes
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
+   1.4.3
    1.4.2
    1.4.1
    1.4