diff --git a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/linux-install-manually.md b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/linux-install-manually.md
index 250093e512..412d0351fa 100644
--- a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/linux-install-manually.md
+++ b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/linux-install-manually.md
@@ -276,6 +276,10 @@ Download the onboarding package from Microsoft Defender Security Center:
 
 See [Log installation issues](linux-resources.md#log-installation-issues) for more information on how to find the automatically generated log that is created by the installer when an error occurs.
 
+## Operating system upgrades
+
+When upgrading your operating system to a new major version, you must first uninstall Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux, install the upgrade, and finally reconfigure Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux on your device.
+
 ## Uninstallation
 
-See [Uninstall](linux-resources.md#uninstall) for details on how to remove Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux from client devices.
+See [Uninstall](linux-resources.md#uninstall) for details on how to remove Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux from client devices.
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diff --git a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/linux-install-with-ansible.md b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/linux-install-with-ansible.md
index d097245cf8..34b6be737e 100644
--- a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/linux-install-with-ansible.md
+++ b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/linux-install-with-ansible.md
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ Now run the tasks files under `/etc/ansible/playbooks/`.
 
 See [Log installation issues](linux-resources.md#log-installation-issues) for more information on how to find the automatically generated log that is created by the installer when an error occurs.
 
+## Operating system upgrades
+
+When upgrading your operating system to a new major version, you must first uninstall Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux, install the upgrade, and finally reconfigure Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux on your device.
+
 ## References
 
 - [Add or remove YUM repositories](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.3/yum_repository_module.html)
diff --git a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/linux-install-with-puppet.md b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/linux-install-with-puppet.md
index 92c721fedf..3914bf58e0 100644
--- a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/linux-install-with-puppet.md
+++ b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/linux-install-with-puppet.md
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ If the product is not healthy, the exit code (which can be checked through `echo
 
 See [Log installation issues](linux-resources.md#log-installation-issues) for more information on how to find the automatically generated log that is created by the installer when an error occurs.
 
+## Operating system upgrades
+
+When upgrading your operating system to a new major version, you must first uninstall Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux, install the upgrade, and finally reconfigure Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux on your device.
+
 ## Uninstallation
 
 Create a module *remove_mdatp* similar to *install_mdatp* with the following contents in *init.pp* file: