diff --git a/crates/fluvio-cluster/src/check/mod.rs b/crates/fluvio-cluster/src/check/mod.rs
index e09fa9e8f6..e66c189e15 100644
--- a/crates/fluvio-cluster/src/check/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/fluvio-cluster/src/check/mod.rs
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ pub enum UnrecoverableCheckStatus {
     CreateLocalConfigError,
 
     /// The installed version of the local cluster is incompatible
-    #[error("Check Versions match failed: cannot resume a {installed} cluster with fluvio version {required}.")]
+    #[error("Check Versions match failed: cannot resume a {installed} cluster with fluvio version {required}.\nShutdown the cluster with \"fluvio cluster shutdown\" and use \"fluvio cluster upgrade\" to update to the new version")]
     IncompatibleLocalClusterVersion {
         /// The currently-installed version
         installed: String,