doc/devel/release.html | 7 +++++++

diff --git a/doc/devel/release.html b/doc/devel/release.html
index 487367c35f8bd941235634b7a8e8b850b334ff2f..38a9040d5e120d2cd59e93bac679598d7ead21ba 100644
--- a/doc/devel/release.html
+++ b/doc/devel/release.html
@@ -139,6 +139,13 @@ the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.12.15+label%3ACherryPickApproved">Go
 1.12.15 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
 </p>
 
+<p>
+go1.12.16 (released 2020/01/28) includes two security fixes to
+the <code>crypto/x509</code> package. See the
+<a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.12.16+label%3ACherryPickApproved">Go
+1.12.16 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
+</p>
+
 <h2 id="go1.11">go1.11 (released 2018/08/24)</h2>
 
 <p>