diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2009.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2009.xml
index a9a6003d1e8a..f7c7d2c716e5 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2009.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2009.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
      Support is planned until the end of April 2021, handing over to 21.03.
     </para>
    </listitem>
+   <listitem>
+    <para>GNOME desktop environment was upgraded to 3.36, see its <link xlink:href="https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.36/">release notes</link>.</para>
+   </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      PHP now defaults to PHP 7.4, updated from 7.3.