diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2205.section.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2205.section.xml
index d3a944533ab7..6a122544a7c7 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2205.section.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2205.section.xml
@@ -1290,6 +1290,15 @@
           <literal>pkgs.theLoungePlugins.themes</literal>.
         </para>
       </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+          The option
+          <literal>services.xserver.videoDriver = [ &quot;nvidia&quot; ];</literal>
+          will now also install
+          <link xlink:href="https://github.com/elFarto/nvidia-vaapi-driver">nvidia
+          VA-API drivers</link> by default.
+        </para>
+      </listitem>
       <listitem>
         <para>
           The <literal>firmwareLinuxNonfree</literal> package has been
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2205.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2205.section.md
index fe30cbc3cf5d..ddfc9702c975 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2205.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2205.section.md
@@ -477,6 +477,8 @@ In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the followin
 
 - The option `services.thelounge.plugins` has been added to allow installing plugins for The Lounge. Plugins can be found in `pkgs.theLoungePlugins.plugins` and `pkgs.theLoungePlugins.themes`.
 
+- The option `services.xserver.videoDriver = [ "nvidia" ];` will now also install [nvidia VA-API drivers](https://github.com/elFarto/nvidia-vaapi-driver) by default.
+
 - The `firmwareLinuxNonfree` package has been renamed to `linux-firmware`.
 
 - It is now possible to specify wordlists to include as handy to access environment variables using the `config.environment.wordlist` configuration options.