diff --git a/docs/reference/release-notes/8.18.1.asciidoc b/docs/reference/release-notes/8.18.1.asciidoc
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@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 
 Also see <<breaking-changes-8.18,Breaking changes in 8.18>>.
 
+[[breaking-8.18.1]]
+[float]
+=== Breaking changes
+
+ES|QL::
+* Limit the scope of the skip_unavailable setting for remote clusters {es-pull}120236[#120236]
+
 [[bug-8.18.1]]
 [float]
 === Bug fixes