diff --git a/source/release-notes/3.0-upgrade.txt b/source/release-notes/3.0-upgrade.txt
index 46a74fe1811..b0aa6d876a2 100644
--- a/source/release-notes/3.0-upgrade.txt
+++ b/source/release-notes/3.0-upgrade.txt
@@ -115,10 +115,11 @@ Prerequisites
   preventing replica sets from starting in MongoDB 3.0. For more
   information, see :ref:`3.0-compatibility-repl-set-config`.
 
-- To upgrade a replica set from MongoDB 2.6 to 3.0, :doc:`upgrade
-  all members of the replica set to version 2.6
-  </release-notes/2.6-upgrade>` *first*, and then follow the
-  procedure to upgrade from MongoDB 2.6 to 3.0.
+- All replica set members must be running version 2.6 before you can upgrade
+  them to version 3.0. To upgrade a replica set from an earlier MongoDB
+  version, :doc:`upgrade all members of the replica set to version 2.6
+  </release-notes/2.6-upgrade>` *first*, and then follow the procedure
+  to upgrade from MongoDB 2.6 to 3.0.
 
 Upgrade Binaries
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