diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2211.section.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2211.section.xml
index 061eb1a309b4..f36b2cda538c 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2211.section.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2211.section.xml
@@ -1218,6 +1218,17 @@
           environment.
         </para>
       </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+          PowerDNS has been updated from <literal>4.6.x</literal> to
+          <literal>4.7.x</literal>. Please be sure to review the
+          <link xlink:href="https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/upgrading.html#to-4-7-0-or-master">Upgrade
+          Notes</link> provided by upstream before upgrading. Worth
+          specifically noting is that the new Catalog Zones feature
+          comes with a mandatory schema change for the gsql database
+          backends, which has to be manually applied.
+        </para>
+      </listitem>
       <listitem>
         <para>
           There is a new module for the <literal>thunar</literal>
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2211.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2211.section.md
index 903327c6e8e2..8b24a6146270 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2211.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2211.section.md
@@ -369,6 +369,8 @@ Available as [services.patroni](options.html#opt-services.patroni.enable).
 
 - The default package for `services.mullvad-vpn.package` was changed to `pkgs.mullvad`, allowing cross-platform usage of Mullvad. `pkgs.mullvad` only contains the Mullvad CLI tool, so users who rely on the Mullvad GUI will want to change it back to `pkgs.mullvad-vpn`, or add `pkgs.mullvad-vpn` to their environment.
 
+- PowerDNS has been updated from `4.6.x` to `4.7.x`. Please be sure to review the [Upgrade Notes](https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/upgrading.html#to-4-7-0-or-master) provided by upstream before upgrading. Worth specifically noting is that the new Catalog Zones feature comes with a mandatory schema change for the gsql database backends, which has to be manually applied.
+
 - There is a new module for the `thunar` program (the Xfce file manager), which depends on the `xfconf` dbus service, and also has a dbus service and a systemd unit. The option `services.xserver.desktopManager.xfce.thunarPlugins` has been renamed to `programs.thunar.plugins`, and in a future release it may be removed.
 
 - There is a new module for the `xfconf` program (the Xfce configuration storage system), which has a dbus service.
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/dns/pdns/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/dns/pdns/default.nix
index beee5d3a4d77..7ca466ef5a10 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/dns/pdns/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/dns/pdns/default.nix
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "pdns";
-  version = "4.6.3";
+  version = "4.7.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://downloads.powerdns.com/releases/pdns-${version}.tar.bz2";
-    hash = "sha256-rNBricoB0a32G5BmBGFPDh13oelO7srej/XVOhbbc4k=";
+    hash = "sha256-TcrjXr3ASRWHLXv24tC8pLBcY1ChAKXPnCnfU7qlPOI=";
   };
   # redact configure flags from version output to reduce closure size
   patches = [ ./version.patch ];