diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -63,9 +63,10 @@ guide.
 
 Rocket requires a nightly version of Rust as it makes heavy use of syntax
 extensions. This means that the first two unwieldly lines in the introductory
-example above are required. Due to an issue in a Rocket dependency (see
-[#513]), you must currently build Rocket with a nightly between
-`nightly-2017-12-18` and `nightly-2017-12-21`.
+example above are required. Due to an issue in a Rocket dependency (see [#513]),
+you must currently build _released_ versions of Rocket with a nightly between
+`nightly-2017-12-18` and `nightly-2017-12-21`. The in-development version of
+Rocket compiles with the _latest_ nightly compiler.
 
 [#513]: https://github.com/SergioBenitez/Rocket/issues/513