diff --git a/source/includes/changelogs/releases/4.4.5.rst b/source/includes/changelogs/releases/4.4.5.rst
index a9accb7f927..7efb6ae2897 100644
--- a/source/includes/changelogs/releases/4.4.5.rst
+++ b/source/includes/changelogs/releases/4.4.5.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 4.4.5 Changelog
 ---------------
 
+.. warning::
+
+   MongoDB version 4.4.5 is not recommended for production use due to a
+   critical issue, :issue:`WT-7426`. The issue is fixed in version
+   4.4.6.
+
 Sharding
 ~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/source/release-notes/4.4.txt b/source/release-notes/4.4.txt
index 53a02584147..26884d75690 100644
--- a/source/release-notes/4.4.txt
+++ b/source/release-notes/4.4.txt
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ Issues fixed:
 4.4.5 - Apr 8, 2021
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+.. warning::
+
+   MongoDB version 4.4.5 is not recommended for production use due to a
+   critical issue, :issue:`WT-7426`. The issue is fixed in version
+   4.4.6.
+
 Issues fixed:
 
 - :issue:`SERVER-55298`: Reproduce and Investigate BSONObjectTooLarge