diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index 449f0897c2..9a12071991 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -305,6 +305,12 @@ Caveats when upgrading from earlier versions to 2.0.x
   there is a similar for DocBook elements). To get a user-defined CharStyle
   to revert properly, it simply needs to be added to this list.
 
+- The LyX support for Springer document classes has been updated to fulfill the
+  latest guidelines of Springer. This has the side-effect that files, created
+  with LyX 2.0.2 or newer, using a Springer document class will not be
+  compilable with LyX versions older than LyX 2.0.2. The same applies for files
+  created with LyX 1.6.10 or older that are saved with LyX 2.0.2 or newer.
+
 
 Note: There may later be an updated list of known issues online at
 	http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/ReleaseNotes
diff --git a/status.20x b/status.20x
index 10a402da14..94380456c3 100644
--- a/status.20x
+++ b/status.20x
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ What's new
 
 - Completely revised support for the latest versions of the Springer
   document classes svjour3, svmono and svmult.
+  NOTE: This has the side-effect that files, created with LyX 2.0.2 or
+  future, using a Springer document class, will not be compilable with
+  LyX versions older than LyX 2.0.2. The same applies for files created
+  with LyX 1.6.10 or older that are saved with LyX 2.0.2 or future.
 
 - Add possibility to export the R code from a sweave-enabled document
   (part of bug 7555).