diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1412.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1412.xml
index eca8ff46674..86b11966c76 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1412.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1412.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ services.httpd.package = pkgs.apacheHttpd_2_2;
   values for that setting is available at <link
   xlink:href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones"/>.</para></listitem>
 
+  <listitem><para>GNU screen has been updated to 4.2.1, which breaks
+  the ability to connect to sessions created by older versions of
+  screen.</para></listitem>
+
 </itemizedlist>
 
 </para>
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/screen/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/screen/default.nix
index daf9d344400..d4377c14fad 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/screen/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/screen/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.gnu.org/software/screen/;
-    description = "a window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal";
+    description = "A window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
 
     longDescription =