diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2009.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2009.xml
index 8135bb562c84..00248250752d 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2009.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2009.xml
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@
      Python 3 now defaults to Python 3.8 instead of 3.7.
     </para>
    </listitem>
+   <listitem>
+    <para>
+     Python 3.5 has reached its upstream EOL at the end of September 2020: it
+     has been removed from the list of available packages.
+    </para>
+   </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      Two new options, <link linkend="opt-services.openssh.authorizedKeysCommand">authorizedKeysCommand</link>