diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/upgrading.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/upgrading.xml
index 85e5082575d3..69668b1d4bd6 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/upgrading.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/upgrading.xml
@@ -52,10 +52,13 @@
    </listitem>
   </itemizedlist>
   To see what channels are available, go to
-  <link
-xlink:href="https://nixos.org/channels"/>. (Note that the URIs of the
+  <link xlink:href="https://nixos.org/channels"/>. (Note that the URIs of the
   various channels redirect to a directory that contains the channel’s latest
-  version and includes ISO images and VirtualBox appliances.)
+  version and includes ISO images and VirtualBox appliances.) Please note that
+  during the release process, channels that are not yet released will be
+  present here as well. See the Getting NixOS page
+  <link xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nixos/download.html"/> to find the newest
+  supported stable release.
  </para>
  <para>
   When you first install NixOS, you’re automatically subscribed to the NixOS