diff --git a/docs/introduction/breaking_changes.rst b/docs/introduction/breaking_changes.rst
index fc203793eb6f158d079832a4cdd894e6356bb44c..657d7c1bf80dc2a390bf7e27dfdf882cd1eb5930 100644
--- a/docs/introduction/breaking_changes.rst
+++ b/docs/introduction/breaking_changes.rst
@@ -147,3 +147,16 @@ As a consequence, `inspecting this Ghostnet contract <https://rpc.ghostnet.teztn
         },
         ...
     ]
+
+Upcoming changes
+================
+
+Baker: Explicit choice on using DAL or not via the CLI
+------------------------------------------------------
+
+Octez ``v21.3`` introduces the new ``--without-dal`` option for the baker daemon.
+In Octez ``v21.3``, this option is not mandatory and will only trigger a warning.
+
+Starting from Octez ``v22``, launching a baker daemon requires an explicit mention of the DAL.
+The recommended approach is to run a DAL node and start the baker using the ``--dal-node <uri>`` option.
+If you do not wish to use a DAL node, you can opt-out by using the ``--without-dal`` option.
diff --git a/docs/introduction/howtorun.rst b/docs/introduction/howtorun.rst
index 26f2f138cd3a25247fd1b03a3cdd34d04048fd06..837830c86d00fe0fd88fdea446c30b88124d7f05 100644
--- a/docs/introduction/howtorun.rst
+++ b/docs/introduction/howtorun.rst
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ accounts have the necessary rights.
 Let's launch the daemon pointing to the standard node directory and
 baking for user *bob*::
 
-   octez-baker-<PROTO_HASH> run with local node ~/.tezos-node bob --liquidity-baking-toggle-vote pass
+   octez-baker-<PROTO_HASH> run with local node ~/.tezos-node bob --liquidity-baking-toggle-vote pass --without-dal
 
 where ``PROTO_HASH`` is the short hash of the current protocol of the network you want to bake on.
 
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ the node data directory for performance reasons (to reduce the number of RPC cal
 Note also that since version 13.0, option ``--liquidity-baking-toggle-vote`` is mandatory, see :ref:`the changelog <changes_13_0_rc1_baker>`.
 Note that ``--liquidity-baking-toggle-vote`` must be placed
 **after** ``run`` on the command-line.
+Note that option ``--without-dal`` exists since version 21.3 and will be mandatory starting from 22.0.
 
 .. warning::