diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
index e2f3b45d47bef..5934bd3f61f6b 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Version 1.5
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
 
+   v1.5.4
    v1.5.3
    v1.5.2
    v1.5.1
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.5.2.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.5.2.rst
index 6397016d827f2..efc8ca6afa342 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.5.2.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.5.2.rst
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ Other
 Contributors
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-.. contributors:: v1.5.1..v1.5.2|HEAD
+.. contributors:: v1.5.1..v1.5.2
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.5.3.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.5.3.rst
index 97c4c73f08c37..dae1e9b84cd67 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.5.3.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.5.3.rst
@@ -56,4 +56,4 @@ Other
 Contributors
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-.. contributors:: v1.5.2..v1.5.3|HEAD
+.. contributors:: v1.5.2..v1.5.3
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.5.4.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.5.4.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0d91424eb65ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.5.4.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+.. _whatsnew_154:
+
+What's new in 1.5.4 (March XX, 2023)
+--------------------------------------
+
+These are the changes in pandas 1.5.4. See :ref:`release` for a full changelog
+including other versions of pandas.
+
+{{ header }}
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.. _whatsnew_154.regressions:
+
+Fixed regressions
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+-
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.. _whatsnew_154.bug_fixes:
+
+Bug fixes
+~~~~~~~~~
+-
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.. _whatsnew_154.other:
+
+Other
+~~~~~
+-
+
+.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+.. _whatsnew_154.contributors:
+
+Contributors
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. contributors:: v1.5.3..v1.5.4|HEAD