diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2311.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2311.section.md
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@@ -315,6 +315,11 @@
 
 ## Other Notable Changes {#sec-release-23.11-notable-changes}
 
+- A new option `system.switch.enable` was added. By default, this is option is
+  enabled. Disabling it makes the system unable to be reconfigured via
+  `nixos-rebuild`. This is good for image based appliances where updates are
+  handled outside the image.
+
 - The Cinnamon module now enables XDG desktop integration by default. If you are experiencing collisions related to xdg-desktop-portal-gtk you can safely remove `xdg.portal.extraPortals = [ pkgs.xdg-desktop-portal-gtk ];` from your NixOS configuration.
 
 - GNOME, Pantheon, Cinnamon module no longer forces Qt applications to use Adwaita style since it was buggy and is no longer maintained upstream (specifically, Cinnamon now defaults to the gtk2 style instead, following the default in Linux Mint). If you still want it, you can add the following options to your configuration but it will probably be eventually removed: