diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2405.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2405.section.md
index 204d08751b87..ea7022e4d533 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2405.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2405.section.md
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the followin
   }
   ```
 
+- Plasma 6 is now available and can be installed with `services.xserver.desktopManagers.plasma6.enable = true;`. Plasma 5 will likely be deprecated in the next release (24.11). Note that Plasma 6 runs as Wayland by default, and the X11 session needs to be explicitly selected if necessary.
+
 ## New Services {#sec-release-24.05-new-services}
 
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