diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index 180815d4d6d..f4b2640ac5a 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ if ! builtins ? nixVersion || builtins.compareVersions requiredVersion builtins.
       it is safe to upgrade by running it again:
 
           curl https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh
+
+    For more information, please see the NixOS release notes at
+    https://nixos.org/nixos/manual or locally at
+    ${toString ./doc/manual/release-notes}.
+
+    If you need further help, see https://nixos.org/nixos/support.html
   ''
 
 else
diff --git a/lib/minver.nix b/lib/minver.nix
index 2147820c0e4..fee6b65a244 100644
--- a/lib/minver.nix
+++ b/lib/minver.nix
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # Expose the minimum required version for evaluating Nixpkgs
-"1.11"
+"2.0"
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1809.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1809.xml
index db9e13da065..6da67fe6d1e 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1809.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1809.xml
@@ -139,6 +139,50 @@ $ nix-instantiate -E '(import <nixpkgsunstable> {}).gitFull'
      seen a complete rewrite. (See above.)
     </para>
    </listitem>
+   <listitem>
+    <para>
+     The minimum version of Nix required to evaluate Nixpkgs is now 2.0.
+    </para>
+    <itemizedlist>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
+       For users of NixOS 18.03, NixOS 18.03 defaulted to Nix 2.0, but
+       supported using Nix 1.11 by setting <literal>nix.package =
+       pkgs.nix1;</literal>. If this option is set to a Nix 1.11 package, you
+       will need to either unset the option or upgrade it to Nix 2.0.
+      </para>
+     </listitem>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
+       For users of NixOS 17.09, you will first need to upgrade Nix by setting
+       <literal>nix.package = pkgs.nixStable2;</literal> and run
+       <command>nixos-rebuild switch</command> as the <literal>root</literal>
+       user.
+      </para>
+     </listitem>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
+       For users of a daemon-less Nix installation on Linux or macOS, you can
+       upgrade Nix by running <command>curl https://nixos.org/nix/install |
+       sh</command>, or prior to doing a channel update, running
+       <command>nix-env -iA nix</command>.
+      </para>
+      <para>
+       If you have already run a channel update and Nix is no longer able to
+       evaluate Nixpkgs, the error message printed should provide adequate
+       directions for upgrading Nix.
+      </para>
+     </listitem>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
+       For users of the Nix daemon on macOS, you can upgrade Nix by running
+       <command>sudo -i sh -c 'nix-channel --update &amp;&amp; nix-env -iA
+       nixpkgs.nix'; sudo launchctl stop org.nixos.nix-daemon; sudo launchctl
+       start org.nixos.nix-daemon</command>.
+      </para>
+     </listitem>
+    </itemizedlist>
+   </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      <literal>lib.strict</literal> is removed. Use