diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1703.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1703.xml
index c0fa4388a2a..2eda8a56b20 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1703.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1703.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ following incompatible changes:</para>
 
 <itemizedlist>
   <listitem>
-    <para></para>
+    <para>
+      <literal>gnome</literal> alias has been removed along with
+      <literal>gtk</literal>, <literal>gtkmm</literal> and several others.
+      Now you need to use versioned attributes, like <literal>gnome3</literal>.
+    </para>
   </listitem>
 </itemizedlist>