diff --git a/docs/install.txt b/docs/install.txt
index c7a4193a0b..275b9879ae 100644
--- a/docs/install.txt
+++ b/docs/install.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ make sure a database server is running. Django works with PostgreSQL_
 
 Additionally, you'll need to make sure your Python database bindings are
 installed. If you're using PostgreSQL, you'll need the psycopg_
-package. If you're using MySQL, you'll need MySQLdb_.
+package (version 1 -- not version 2, which is still in beta). If you're using
+MySQL, you'll need MySQLdb_.
 
 .. _PostgreSQL: http://www.postgresql.org/
 .. _MySQL: http://www.mysql.com/