diff --git a/website/source/downloads.html.erb b/website/source/downloads.html.erb
index 8e10b68cd..0dfe72e27 100644
--- a/website/source/downloads.html.erb
+++ b/website/source/downloads.html.erb
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ page_title: "Downloads"
           which has been signed using <a href="https://www.hashicorp.com/security.html" target="_TOP">HashiCorp's GPG key</a>.
           You can also <a href="https://releases.hashicorp.com/packer/" target="_TOP">download older versions of Packer</a> from the releases service.
         </p>
+        <p>
+          <b>Note:</b> Packer now ships as a single binary. When upgrading from
+          Packer &lt; 0.9.0, you will need to remove the old <code>packer-*</code>
+          plugins from your installation path.
+        </p>
       </div>
     </div>
     <% product_versions.each do |os, arches| %>