diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2211.section.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2211.section.xml
index b68f793091a67b..b34d182183cbdb 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2211.section.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2211.section.xml
@@ -1,27 +1,55 @@
 <section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xml:id="sec-release-22.11">
   <title>Release 22.11 (“Raccoon”, 2022.11/??)</title>
-  <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
-    <listitem>
-      <para>
-        Support is planned until the end of June 2023, handing over to
-        23.05.
-      </para>
-    </listitem>
-  </itemizedlist>
+  <para>
+    Support is planned until the end of June 2023, handing over to
+    23.05.
+  </para>
   <section xml:id="sec-release-22.11-highlights">
     <title>Highlights</title>
     <para>
       In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release
       has the following highlights:
     </para>
+    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+          Please remove this line when you add the first item since
+          docbook requires the section to be non-empty
+        </para>
+      </listitem>
+    </itemizedlist>
   </section>
   <section xml:id="sec-release-22.11-new-services">
     <title>New Services</title>
+    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+          Please remove this line when you add the first item since
+          docbook requires the section to be non-empty
+        </para>
+      </listitem>
+    </itemizedlist>
   </section>
   <section xml:id="sec-release-22.11-incompatibilities">
     <title>Backward Incompatibilities</title>
+    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+          Please remove this line when you add the first item since
+          docbook requires the section to be non-empty
+        </para>
+      </listitem>
+    </itemizedlist>
   </section>
   <section xml:id="sec-release-22.11-notable-changes">
     <title>Other Notable Changes</title>
+    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+          Please remove this line when you add the first item since
+          docbook requires the section to be non-empty
+        </para>
+      </listitem>
+    </itemizedlist>
   </section>
 </section>
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2211.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2211.section.md
index d8aa12e5980a55..a795c09dcf16d0 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2211.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2211.section.md
@@ -1,21 +1,27 @@
 # Release 22.11 (“Raccoon”, 2022.11/??) {#sec-release-22.11}
 
-- Support is planned until the end of June 2023, handing over to 23.05.
+Support is planned until the end of June 2023, handing over to 23.05.
 
 ## Highlights {#sec-release-22.11-highlights}
 
 In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the following highlights:
 
+- Please remove this line when you add the first item since docbook requires the section to be non-empty
+
 <!-- To avoid merge conflicts, consider adding your item at an arbitrary place in the list instead. -->
 
 ## New Services {#sec-release-22.11-new-services}
 
+- Please remove this line when you add the first item since docbook requires the section to be non-empty
+
 <!-- To avoid merge conflicts, consider adding your item at an arbitrary place in the list instead. -->
 
 ## Backward Incompatibilities {#sec-release-22.11-incompatibilities}
 
+- Please remove this line when you add the first item since docbook requires the section to be non-empty
 <!-- To avoid merge conflicts, consider adding your item at an arbitrary place in the list instead. -->
 
 ## Other Notable Changes {#sec-release-22.11-notable-changes}
 
+- Please remove this line when you add the first item since docbook requires the section to be non-empty
 <!-- To avoid merge conflicts, consider adding your item at an arbitrary place in the list instead. -->