diff -r 1409da2148c8 -r 61cdc8137d53 relnotes/next
--- a/relnotes/next	Sat May 30 19:04:53 2020 +0200
+++ b/relnotes/next	Sat May 30 23:18:57 2020 +0200
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 
 == Backwards Compatibility Changes ==
 
+* Mercurial now requires at least Python 2.7.9 or a Python version that
+  backported modern SSL/TLS features (as defined in PEP 466).
+
 
 == Internal API Changes ==