diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml
index 6b2488a6a8d..a33027bdbd1 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml
@@ -530,6 +530,17 @@
       The <literal>nodejs-11_x</literal> package has been removed as it's EOLed by upstream.
      </para>
    </listitem>
+   <listitem>
+     <para>
+       Because of the systemd upgrade,
+       <application>systemd-timesyncd</application> will no longer work if
+       <option>system.stateVersion</option> is not set correctly. When
+       upgrading from NixOS 19.03, please make sure that
+       <option>system.stateVersion</option> is set to
+       <literal>"19.03"</literal>, or lower if the installation dates back to an
+       earlier version of NixOS.
+     </para>
+   </listitem>
   </itemizedlist>
  </section>