add new section in whats-new.rst (#10011)

Author: kmuehlbauer

doc/whats-new.rst

@@ -14,6 +14,35 @@ What's New
 
     np.random.seed(123456)
 
+.. _whats-new.2025.02.0:
+
+v2025.02.0 (unreleased)
+-----------------------
+
+New Features
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+Breaking changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+Deprecations
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+Bug fixes
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+Documentation
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+Internal Changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
 .. _whats-new.2025.01.2:
 
 v2025.01.2 (Jan 31, 2025)