diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md
index 864a96897211..3b60bcd95796 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
   Users can use it by `services.displayManager.ly.enable` and config it by
   `services.displayManager.ly.settings` to generate `/etc/ly/config.ini`
 
+- The default sound server for most graphical sessions has been switched from PulseAudio to PipeWire.
+  Users that want to keep PulseAudio will want to set `services.pipewire.enable = false;` and `hardware.pulseaudio.enable = true;`.
+  There is currently no plan to fully deprecate and remove PulseAudio, however, PipeWire should generally be preferred for new installs.
+
 ## New Modules {#sec-release-24.11-new-modules}
 
 - [TaskChampion Sync-Server](https://github.com/GothenburgBitFactory/taskchampion-sync-server), a [Taskwariror 3](https://taskwarrior.org/docs/upgrade-3/) sync server, replacing Taskwarrior 2's sync server named [`taskserver`](https://github.com/GothenburgBitFactory/taskserver).