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 - https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/next/release-notes/release-notes-9-0-0-beta3/
 - https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/next/release-notes/release-notes-9-0-0
 
+### Envelope encryption enabled by default
+
+Since v8.3 a new kind of encryption called "envelope encryption" was added, for those secrets stored in the Grafana
+database (data source credentials, alerting notification channel credentials, oauth tokens, etc), behind a feature
+toggle named `envelopeEncryption`.
+
+In v9.0, `envelopeEncryption` feature toggle has been replaced in favor of `disableEnvelopeEncryption` and envelope encryption is
+the encryption mechanism used by default.
+
+Therefore, any secret created or updated in Grafana v9.0 won't be decryptable by any previous Grafana version unless the
+feature toggle `envelopeEncryption` is enabled in the previous version (only available since v8.3).
+This needs to be considered in high availability setups, progressive rollouts or in case of need to roll back to a previous Grafana version for any reason.
+
+The recommendation here is to enable `envelopeEncryption` for older versions, or alternatively enable `disableEnvelopeEncryption`
+before upgrading to v9.0. However, the latter is probably going to be removed in one of the next releases, so we hugely
+encourage to move on with envelope encryption.
+
+Find [here]({{< relref "../setup-grafana/configure-security/configure-database-encryption/" >}}) more details and some
+possible workarounds in case you end up in an undesired situation.
+
 ## A note on Grafana Enterprise licensing
 
 When we release Grafana 9.0 on June 14th, Grafana will no longer enforce viewers and editor-admins differently. That means that regardless of whether your Grafana Enterprise license is tiered or combined, instead of seeing this on the Stats & Licensing page: