diff --git a/doc/download.mdwn b/doc/download.mdwn
index 4e8d538e0..e8d013c47 100644
--- a/doc/download.mdwn
+++ b/doc/download.mdwn
@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@ The best place to download a tarball of the latest release is from
 
 # packages
 
-If using Debian unstable or testing, or Ubuntu edgy:
+If using Debian (any version), or Ubuntu edgy:
 
         apt-get install ikiwiki
 
+Note that Debian stable and especially Ubuntu edgy contain older versions of
+ikiwiki, there have been lots of enhancements and bug fixes since those
+versions.
+
 Or download the deb from <http://packages.debian.org/unstable/web/ikiwiki>.
 
 While this deb has been developed on Debian unstable, it should also work