diff --git a/doc/devenv-vagrant.rst b/doc/devenv-vagrant.rst
index c34e5c7f5a..ce9dec3a21 100644
--- a/doc/devenv-vagrant.rst
+++ b/doc/devenv-vagrant.rst
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ On Fedora 22 it is as easy as::
 
     sudo dnf install vagrant ruby-devel libvirt-devel
 
+**Note:** Many distros ship outdated versions of Vagrant by default. When in
+doubt, always install the latest from the downloads page above.
+
 Next install the hostmanager plugin so all hosts are recorded in /etc/hosts
 (inside each vm)::