diff --git a/modules/ROOT/partials/release-notes/release-25.11.adoc b/modules/ROOT/partials/release-notes/release-25.11.adoc
index 82f7a1729..38cbd949a 100644
--- a/modules/ROOT/partials/release-notes/release-25.11.adoc
+++ b/modules/ROOT/partials/release-notes/release-25.11.adoc
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ Refer to the xref:operators:supported_versions.adoc[supported versions] document
 The following product versions were already available before but are now marked as the xref:compliance:policies.adoc#_product_lifecycle_policy[LTS] version:
 
 * Apache Hive: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/1271[4.0.1 (LTS)]
+** Please be aware that tools such as Trino or Iceberg have problems with 4.x versions. Read on xref:hive:index.adoc#_hive_4_issues[the hive-operator supported versions documentation] for details.
 * Apache Kafka: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/1272[3.9.1 (LTS)]
 
 [#new-product-versions-25_11_0]
@@ -710,6 +711,7 @@ The following new product versions are now supported:
 * Apache HBase: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/1269[2.6.3 (LTS)]
 * Apache Hadoop: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/1270[3.4.2 (LTS)]
 * Apache Hive: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/1235[4.1.0]
+** Please be aware that tools such as Trino or Iceberg have problems with 4.x versions. Read on xref:hive:index.adoc#_hive_4_issues[the hive-operator supported versions documentation] for details.
 * Apache Kafka: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/1236[4.1.0 (experimental)]
 * Apache NiFi: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/1237[2.6.0 (LTS)]
 * Apache Spark: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/1273[3.5.7 (LTS)], https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/1273[4.0.1 (experimental)]
@@ -729,6 +731,7 @@ The following product versions are deprecated and will be removed in a later rel
 * Apache HBase: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/1269[2.6.2]
 * Apache Hadoop: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/1270[3.4.1]
 * Apache Hive: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/1271[4.0.0]
+** Please be aware that tools such as Trino or Iceberg have problems with 4.x versions. Read on xref:hive:index.adoc#_hive_4_issues[the hive-operator supported versions documentation] for details.
 * Apache Kafka: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/1236[3.7.2]
 * Apache NiFi: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/1237[1.27.0], https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/1237[1.28.1], https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/1237[2.4.0]
 * Apache Spark: https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/1273[3.5.6]