diff --git a/installer/readme.txt b/installer/readme.txt
index c03095ca2a..5138d0cd52 100644
--- a/installer/readme.txt
+++ b/installer/readme.txt
@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@ Preparations:
   to work. Instructions are given here:
   https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/installation/INSTALL_AUTOMATED/
 
+  NOTE: At this time we do not recommend Python 3.11. We recommend 
+  Version 3.10.9, which has been extensively tested with InvokeAI.
+  
   Before you start the installer, please open up your system's command
   line window (Terminal or Command) and type the commands:
 
      python --version
 
   If all is well, it will print "Python 3.X.X", where the version number
-  is at least 3.9.1
+  is at least 3.9.1, and less than 3.11.
 
   If this works, check the version of the Python package manager, pip: