diff --git a/doc/manual/rl-next/nix-profile-names.md b/doc/manual/rl-next/nix-profile-names.md
index f5953bd72..b7ad4b5d7 100644
--- a/doc/manual/rl-next/nix-profile-names.md
+++ b/doc/manual/rl-next/nix-profile-names.md
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@ synopsis: "`nix profile` now allows referring to elements by human-readable name
 prs: 8678
 ---
 
-[`nix profile`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-profile.md) now uses names to refer to installed packages when running [`list`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-profile-list.md), [`remove`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-profile-remove.md) or [`upgrade`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-profile-upgrade.md) as opposed to indices. Indices are deprecated and will be removed in a future version.
+[`nix profile`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-profile.md) now uses names to refer to installed packages when running [`list`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-profile-list.md), [`remove`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-profile-remove.md) or [`upgrade`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-profile-upgrade.md) as opposed to indices. Profile element names are generated when a package is installed and remain the same until the package is removed.
+
+**Warning**: The `manifest.nix` file used to record the contents of profiles has changed. Nix will automatically upgrade profiles to the new version when you modify the profile. After that, the profile can no longer be used by older versions of Nix.