diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index fe94d819c9..5bb72eba86 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Mayan EDMS documentation
 ========================
 
 .. rubric:: `Open source`_, Django_ based document manager with custom
-            metadata_ indexing_, file serving integration, OCR_ capabilities,
+            metadata_ indexing_, file serving integration, `checking out and in`_, OCR_ capabilities,
             document versioning_ and `digital signature verification`_.
 
 .. _Django: http://www.djangoproject.com/
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Mayan EDMS documentation
 .. _metadata: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metadata
 .. _indexing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_card
 .. _Open source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source
+.. _checking out and in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revision_control
 
 On the Web
 =====================
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ Understanding Mayan EDMS
 Between versions
 ================
 .. toctree::
-    :maxdepth: 2
+    :maxdepth: 1
     
     releases/index 
     
diff --git a/docs/releases/0.12.2.rst b/docs/releases/0.12.2.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8220786960
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/0.12.2.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+================================
+Mayan EDMS v0.12.2 release notes
+================================
+
+*June 2012*
+
+This is the second maintenance release of the 0.12 series.
+
+Overview
+========
+
+
+As with the previous release bug fixes and minor feature were the focus
+for this release too.  Long standing `issue #24`_ has been fixed and document
+check outs have been added too as per the feature request posted as `issue #26`_.
+
+What's new in Mayan EDMS v0.12.2
+================================
+
+Document check outs
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+Upgrading from a previous version
+=================================
+
+Migrate existing database schema with::
+
+    $ ./manage.py migrate checkouts
+
+The upgrade procedure is now complete.
+
+
+Backward incompatible changes
+=============================
+* None
+
+Bugs fixed
+==========
+* `issue #24`_ "Duplicated filename extension when uploading a new version of a document"
+* `issue #26`_ "checkout feature request"
+
+Stuff removed
+=============  
+* None
+
+
+
+.. _issue #24: https://github.com/rosarior/mayan/issues/24
+.. _issue #26: https://github.com/rosarior/mayan/issues/26
diff --git a/docs/releases/index.rst b/docs/releases/index.rst
index 328b8f08cf..478e26bbd1 100644
--- a/docs/releases/index.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/index.rst
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ all the backwards-incompatible changes and deprecated features for
 each 'final' release from the one after your current **Mayan EDMS** version,
 up to and including the latest version.
 
-Latest version (0.12.1)
+Latest version (0.12.2)
 -----------------------
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
+   0.12.2
    0.12.1
    0.12