diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f26e32a..8f96fa5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,12 @@ First, install some required libraries:
 
 ``sudo apt install build-essential libboost-all-dev libopenmpi-dev openmpi-bin libhdf5-openmpi-dev``
 
-To build the binaries required for this package:
+Next, install from the most recent stable branch. Users who want to install from the `main` branch should
+note that the hosted documentation may not accurately reflect the state of the API in the `main` branch.
+
+``git checkout stable/X.Y``
+
+Build the boost and Dice binaries required for this package:
 
 ``./build.sh``
 
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 7329e8c..d54a7d0 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -35,7 +35,14 @@ First, install some required libraries:
 
    sudo apt install build-essential libboost-all-dev libopenmpi-dev openmpi-bin libhdf5-openmpi-dev
 
-To build the binaries required for this package:
+Next, install from the most recent stable branch. Users who want to install from the `main` branch should
+note that the hosted documentation may not accurately reflect the state of the API in the `main` branch.
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   git checkout stable/X.Y
+
+Build the boost and Dice binaries required for this package:
 
 .. code-block:: bash