diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-unstable.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-unstable.xml
index ddbd80a8a00d..5c2938794b95 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-unstable.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-unstable.xml
@@ -226,6 +226,27 @@ programs.ibus.plugins = with pkgs; [ ibus-anthy mozc ];
     was removed. Please review the currently available options.</para>
   </listitem>
 
+  <listitem>
+    <para>
+    The option <option>services.nsd.zones.&lt;name&gt;.data</option> no
+    longer interpret the dollar sign ($) as a shell variable, as such it
+    should not be escaped anymore.  Thus the following zone data:
+    </para>
+    <programlisting>
+\$ORIGIN example.com.
+\$TTL 1800
+@       IN      SOA     ns1.vpn.nbp.name.      admin.example.com. (
+    </programlisting>
+    <para>
+    Should modified to look like the actual file expected by nsd:
+    </para>
+    <programlisting>
+$ORIGIN example.com.
+$TTL 1800
+@       IN      SOA     ns1.vpn.nbp.name.      admin.example.com. (
+    </programlisting>
+  </listitem>
+
 </itemizedlist>