diff --git a/build/packaging/suseconnect-ng.changes b/build/packaging/suseconnect-ng.changes
index 7c4698a6..72c3220b 100644
--- a/build/packaging/suseconnect-ng.changes
+++ b/build/packaging/suseconnect-ng.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+ Next release:
+ 
+ - Update error message for Public Cloud instances with registercloudguest
+   installed. SUSEConnect -d is disabled on PYAG and BYOS when the
+   registercloudguest command is available. (bsc#1230861)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov 14 11:01:05 UTC 2024 - Miquel Sabaté Solà <msabate@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/internal/connect/client.go b/internal/connect/client.go
index eb1ea2bb..7d1b138e 100644
--- a/internal/connect/client.go
+++ b/internal/connect/client.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func registerProductTree(product Product, jsonOutput bool, out *RegisterOut) err
 func Deregister(jsonOutput bool) error {
 	if util.FileExists("/usr/sbin/registercloudguest") && CFG.Product.isEmpty() {
 		return fmt.Errorf("SUSE::Connect::UnsupportedOperation: " +
-			"De-registration is disabled for on-demand instances. " +
+			"De-registration via SUSEConnect is disabled by registercloudguest." +
 			"Use `registercloudguest --clean` instead.")
 	}