diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml
index 1b7ca76c2f05..422b219698eb 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml
@@ -563,6 +563,18 @@
        earlier version of NixOS.
      </para>
    </listitem>
+   <listitem>
+     <para>
+       Due to the short lifetime of non-LTS kernel releases package attributes like <literal>linux_5_1</literal>,
+       <literal>linux_5_2</literal> and <literal>linux_5_3</literal> have been removed to discourage dependence
+       on specific non-LTS kernel versions in stable NixOS releases.
+
+       Going forward, versioned attributes like <literal>linux_4_9</literal> will exist for LTS versions only.
+       Please use <literal>linux_latest</literal> or <literal>linux_testing</literal> if you depend on non-LTS
+       releases. Keep in mind that <literal>linux_latest</literal> and <literal>linux_testing</literal> will
+       change versions under the hood during the lifetime of a stable release and might include breaking changes.
+     </para>
+   </listitem>
   </itemizedlist>
  </section>