diff --git a/website/content/en/releases/12.4R/relnotes.adoc b/website/content/en/releases/12.4R/relnotes.adoc
--- a/website/content/en/releases/12.4R/relnotes.adoc
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@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@
 Upgrading FreeBSD should only be attempted after backing up _all_ data and configuration files.
 ====
 
+[IMPORTANT]
+====
+After upgrading, sshd will not accept new connections until it is restarted.
+After installing the new userland, either reboot (as specified in the source update procedure), or execute `service sshd restart`.
+====
+
 [[security-errata]]
 == Security and Errata
 
@@ -440,7 +446,7 @@
 
 The NFS client code had a race condition fixed.
 gitref:ca826694e3b08133b9e16744e1178863cfc4c16b[repository=src]
-
+////
 
 [[boot]]
 == Boot Loader Changes
@@ -449,7 +455,7 @@
 
 [[boot-loader]]
 === Boot Loader Changes
-
+////
 
 [[network]]
 == Networking