You've haven't read the entire announcement:
You only mention one line [which is correct] and have taken it out of context.
The context for it is in the preceding sentences:
- With a production allow-listed account
[something you don't yet have & certbot 2.1.0 doesn't provide]
[certbot 2.1.0 only defaults to ECDSA leaf - no longer RSA leaf]
Until then, you (and the rest of us) will receive what production provides:
- RSA signed RSA leaf
- RSA signed ECDSA leaf
Unless you are using a testing/staging cert:
[note: production and staging accounts are separate - not interchangeable]