diff --git a/docs/release-notes/rl-2305.md b/docs/release-notes/rl-2305.md
index 1358cf71..bdd99100 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/rl-2305.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/rl-2305.md
@@ -57,3 +57,9 @@ changes are only active if the `home.stateVersion` option is set to
 
     now default to `true` which is consistent with the default values
     for those options used by `i3` and `sway`.
+
+-   The [](#opt-programs.swaylock.enable) option now defaults to `false`
+    and must be explicitly enabled. Previously, it would be implicitly
+    enabled when `programs.swaylock.settings` was non-empty. Users with
+    `home.stateVersion` set to earlier versions will continue to get the
+    old implicit behavior.