diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1603.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1603.xml
index 4cf3a3716db..018dcd42206 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1603.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1603.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ has the following highlights:</para>
     <para>Glibc 2.23 (was 2.21).</para>
   </listitem>
 
+  <listitem>
+    <para>Binutils 2.26 (was 2.23.1). See #909</para>
+  </listitem>
+
   <listitem>
     <para>Improved support for ensuring <link
     xlink:href="https://reproducible-builds.org/">bitwise reproducible