diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 16efba26ce..2d8c6172a4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Changelog
  * `PageChooserPanel` now supports passing a list (or tuple) of accepted page types
  * The snippet type parameter of `SnippetChooserPanel` can now be omitted, or passed as a model name string rather than a model class (Joss Ingram)
  * Added aliases for the `self` template variable to accommodate Jinja as a templating engine: `page` for pages, `field_panel` for field panels / edit handlers, and `value` for blocks
+ * Added signposting text to the explorer to steer editors away from creating pages at the root level unless they are setting up new sites
  * Fix: Text areas in the non-default tab of the page editor now resize to the correct height
  * Fix: Tabs in "insert link" modal in the rich text editor no longer disappear (Tim Heap)
  * Fix: H2 elements in rich text fields were accidentally given a click() binding when put insite a collapsible multi field panel
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.1.rst b/docs/releases/1.1.rst
index 9c51d6ce0f..2b2b4c29ed 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.1.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/1.1.rst
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Minor features
  * ``PageChooserPanel`` now supports passing a list (or tuple) of accepted page types
  * The snippet type parameter of ``SnippetChooserPanel`` can now be omitted, or passed as a model name string rather than a model class
  * Added aliases for the ``self`` template variable to accommodate Jinja as a templating engine: ``page`` for pages, ``field_panel`` for field panels / edit handlers, and ``value`` for blocks
+ * Added signposting text to the explorer to steer editors away from creating pages at the root level unless they are setting up new sites
 
 Bug fixes
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