diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2003.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2003.xml
index 8f97de24ab125..2f12b0adc0234 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2003.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2003.xml
@@ -1145,9 +1145,11 @@ systemd.services.nginx.serviceConfig.User = lib.mkForce "root";
      As well as this, the options <literal>security.acme.acceptTerms</literal> and either
      <literal>security.acme.email</literal> or <literal>security.acme.certs.&lt;name&gt;.email</literal>
      must be set in order to use the ACME module.
-     Certificates will be regenerated anew on the next renewal date. The credentials for simp-le are
-     preserved and thus it is possible to roll back to previous versions without breaking certificate
-     generation.
+     Certificates will be regenerated on activation, no account or certificate will be migrated from simp-le.
+     In particular private keys will not be preserved. However, the credentials for simp-le are preserved and
+     thus it is possible to roll back to previous versions without breaking certificate generation.
+     Note also that in contrary to simp-le a new private key is recreated at each renewal by default, which can
+     have consequences if you embed your public key in apps.
     </para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>