diff --git a/docs/sources/whatsnew/whats-new-next/README.md b/docs/sources/whatsnew/whats-new-next/README.md
index 8ce45f6906c..ac1d70cf30e 100644
--- a/docs/sources/whatsnew/whats-new-next/README.md
+++ b/docs/sources/whatsnew/whats-new-next/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+---
+draft: true
+---
+
 # Contribute to 'What's new in Grafana Cloud'
 
 To contribute to [What's new in Grafana Cloud](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/whatsnew/), refer to [Contribute to What’s new or release notes](https://grafana.com/docs/writers-toolkit/contribute-documentation/contribute-release-notes/).