diff --git a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.20.md b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.20.md
index 8ede168a4..d36dd4784 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.20.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-2.20.md
@@ -200,3 +200,8 @@
   while performing various operations (including `nix develop`, `nix flake
   update`, and so on). With several fixes to Nix's signal handlers, Nix
   commands will now exit quickly after Ctrl-C is pressed.
+
+- `nix copy` to a `ssh-ng` store now needs `--substitute-on-destination` (a.k.a. `-s`)
+  in order to substitute paths on the remote store instead of copying them.
+  The behavior is consistent with `nix copy` to a different kind of remote store.
+  Previously this behavior was controlled by `--builders-use-substitutes`.