diff --git a/doc/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md b/doc/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md
index afa4d0e3474e..254a095ed1d2 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@
 
 - Default ICU version updated from 74 to 76
 
+- The packages `signald`, `signaldctl` and `purple-signald` have been dropped as they are unmaintained upstream and have been incompatible with the official Signal servers for a long while.
+
 - Apache Kafka was updated to `>= 4.0.0`. Please note that this is the first release which operates
   entirely without Apache ZooKeeper support, and all clusters need to be migrated to KRaft mode. See
   the [release announcement](https://kafka.apache.org/blog#apache_kafka_400_release_announcement)
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md
index f2bf0fad188b..d5eb5d345a3a 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@
 
 - `zammad` has had its support for MySQL removed, since it was never working correctly and is now deprecated upstream. Check the [migration guide](https://docs.zammad.org/en/latest/appendix/migrate-to-postgresql.html) for how to convert your database to PostgreSQL.
 
+- `services.signald` has been removed as `signald` is unmaintained upstream and has been incompatible to official Signal servers for a long while.
+
 - `tauon` 7.9.0+ when launched for the first time, migrates its database to a new schema that is not backwards compatible. Older versions will refuse to start at all with that database afterwards. If you need to still use older tauon versions, make sure to back up `~/.local/share/TauonMusicBox`.
 
 - `aws-workspaces` has dropped support for PCoiP networking.