diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 2de7d25c5b..d77f8fe866 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+6369.	[func]		The 'fixed' value for the 'rrset-order' option has
+			been marked and documented as deprecated. [GL #4446]
+
 6368.	[func]		The 'sortlist' option has been marked and documented
 			as deprecated. [GL #4593]
 
diff --git a/doc/notes/notes-current.rst b/doc/notes/notes-current.rst
index e9effb3afe..31b265373e 100644
--- a/doc/notes/notes-current.rst
+++ b/doc/notes/notes-current.rst
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ Feature Changes
   in a future BIND 9.21.x release. Please don't rely on a specific
   order of resource records in the DNS messages.  :gl:`#4593`
 
+- The ``fixed`` value for the ``rrset-order`` option and the corresponding
+  ``./configure`` script option has been deprecated and will be removed in a
+  future BIND 9.21.x release. Please don't rely on a specific order of resource
+  records in the DNS messages.  :gl:`#4446`
+
 Bug Fixes
 ~~~~~~~~~