diff --git a/Documentation/ceph-upgrade.md b/Documentation/ceph-upgrade.md
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--- a/Documentation/ceph-upgrade.md
+++ b/Documentation/ceph-upgrade.md
@@ -399,6 +399,10 @@ To migrate the setting, follow these steps:
 
 ## Ceph Version Upgrades
 
+> **WARNING: There is a notice from Ceph for users upgrading to Ceph Pacific v16.2.6 or lower from
+> an earlier major version of Ceph. If you are upgrading to Ceph Pacific (v16), please upgrade to
+> v16.2.7 or higher if possible. See for more: https://github.com/rook/rook/issues/9185**
+
 Rook v1.7 supports the following Ceph versions:
  - Ceph Pacific 16.2.0 or newer
  - Ceph Octopus v15.2.0 or newer