diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 3ed195d0a3..70389e4b14 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -598,6 +598,12 @@ Changelog
  * Maintenance: Refactor "More" dropdowns, locale selector, "Switch locales", page actions, to use the same dropdown component (Thibaud Colas)
 
 
+4.1.7 (27.09.2023)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+ * Maintenance: Relax Willow dependency to allow use of current Pillow versions with security fixes (Dan Braghis)
+
+
 4.1.6 (25.05.2023)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/docs/releases/4.1.7.md b/docs/releases/4.1.7.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..892fb5c122
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/4.1.7.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Wagtail 4.1.6 release notes
+
+_September 27, 2023_
+
+```{contents}
+---
+local:
+depth: 1
+---
+```
+
+## What's new
+
+### Maintenance
+
+ * Relax Willow dependency to allow use of current Pillow versions with security fixes (Dan Braghis)
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.rst b/docs/releases/index.rst
index 11d925f49a..1b1bfbfc90 100644
--- a/docs/releases/index.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/index.rst
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Release notes
    4.2.2
    4.2.1
    4.2
+   4.1.7
    4.1.6
    4.1.5
    4.1.4