diff --git a/doc/administration/geo/replication/upgrading_the_geo_sites.md b/doc/administration/geo/replication/upgrading_the_geo_sites.md
index de30b85f4a7d2c6fbe78bb6adef08d31e7c6c30b..b9e9fac85addc999f782759cbf40daa7a6fc38be 100644
--- a/doc/administration/geo/replication/upgrading_the_geo_sites.md
+++ b/doc/administration/geo/replication/upgrading_the_geo_sites.md
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ Read these sections carefully before updating your Geo sites. Not following
 version-specific upgrade steps may result in unexpected downtime. If you have
 any specific questions, [contact Support](https://about.gitlab.com/support/#contact-support).
 A database major version upgrade requires [re-initializing the PostgreSQL replication](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/settings/database.html#upgrading-a-geo-instance)
-to Geo secondaries. This may result in a larger than expected downtime.
+to Geo secondaries. This applies to both Linux-packaged and externally-managed databases.
+This may result in a larger than expected downtime.
 
 Upgrading Geo sites involves performing: