diff --git a/docs/news.xml b/docs/news.xml
index d63fca3b48..c6580e4e72 100644
--- a/docs/news.xml
+++ b/docs/news.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,19 @@
+
+
+
+ Remove KVM assignment support
+
+
+ The KVM style of PCI device assignment was removed from
+ the kernel in version 4.12.0 after being deprecated since 4.2.0.
+ Libvirt defaults to VFIO for a long time. Remove support for
+ KVM device assignment from libvirt too.
+
+
+