diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2003.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2003.xml
index e9a1d57050c..f268f583f09 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2003.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2003.xml
@@ -452,6 +452,11 @@ users.users.me =
please refer to the support and maintenance information from upstream.
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+
+ The gcc5 and gfortran5 packages have been removed.
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+