diff --git a/changelog/15584.txt b/changelog/15584.txt
index 1e6c160fc..ebf4f113b 100644
--- a/changelog/15584.txt
+++ b/changelog/15584.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 ```release-note:bug
 auth/kubernetes: Fix error code when using the wrong service account
 ```
+```release-note:change
+auth/kubernetes: If `kubernetes_ca_cert` is unset, and there is no pod-local CA available, an error will be surfaced when writing config instead of waiting for login.
+```
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