diff --git a/lit/docs/pipelines/instance-groups.lit b/lit/docs/pipelines/instance-groups.lit
index 3d40e723..46a6de20 100644
--- a/lit/docs/pipelines/instance-groups.lit
+++ b/lit/docs/pipelines/instance-groups.lit
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 \use-plugin{concourse-docs}
 
 \warn{
-  Instanced Pipelines/Instance Groups are currently experimental, and are
-  subject to change.
-
-  To experiment with Instanced Pipelines on your deployment, you need to set
-  the feature flag \code{--enable-pipeline-instances}
-  (\code{CONCOURSE_ENABLE_PIPELINE_INSTANCES=true})
+  Prior to v8.0.0 of Concourse, Instanced Pipelines/Instance Groups were
+  experimental and not enabled by default. If your Concourse is < v8.0.0 you
+  need to enable instance pipelines by setting the the feature flag
+  \code{--enable-pipeline-instances}
+  (\code{CONCOURSE_ENABLE_PIPELINE_INSTANCES=true}) on the
+  \reference{web-node}.
 }
 
 Although pipelines operate independently of one another, it's not uncommon to
diff --git a/lit/docs/steps.lit b/lit/docs/steps.lit
index 28d47547..5ed23119 100644
--- a/lit/docs/steps.lit
+++ b/lit/docs/steps.lit
@@ -1048,9 +1048,13 @@ by configuring \reference{schema.on_failure} or
         at the time the pipeline is set, use \reference{schema.task.vars} as well.
 
         \warn{
-          \reference{instanced-pipelines}{Instance pipelines} are experimental
-          and need to be enabled by setting the
-          \code{--enable-pipeline-instances} flag on the \reference{web-node}.
+          Prior to v8.0.0 of Concourse,
+          \reference{instanced-pipelines}{Instance pipelines} were experimental
+          and not enabled by default. If your Concourse is < v8.0.0 you need to
+          enable instance pipelines by setting the
+          \code{--enable-pipeline-instances}
+          (\code{CONCOURSE_ENABLE_PIPELINE_INSTANCES=true}) on the
+          \reference{web-node}.
         }
 
         \example-toggle{Configuring instance vars}{