diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst
index 52be102cf36c565347fe630a63cc3d541e87bfe6..411aff34b1efce246fff38a7be91291e6dbe31e1 100644
--- a/doc/source/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/index.rst
@@ -7,10 +7,15 @@ kwant documentation
 
    README file (includes installation instructions) <readme>
 
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 1
+
+   whatsnew/index
+
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
 
-   tutorial/index.rst
+   tutorial/index
 
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/0.1.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/0.1.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..747914dd02aeb9e6f7ae1ce8b16dbf275b881915
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/0.1.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+What's New in kwant 0.2
+=======================
+
+This article explains the user-visible changes in kwant 0.2.
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..da6a443e6d64bc3d9e8feaef9cf5d81f0727612f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+What's New in kwant
+===================
+
+.. toctree::
+    0.1