diff --git a/doc/doc/ReleaseNotes b/doc/doc/ReleaseNotes
index 65585bdf23..a41995f7f3 100644
--- a/doc/doc/ReleaseNotes
+++ b/doc/doc/ReleaseNotes
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ------------------------  RELEASE 1.0.5  ------------------------
 
+UPDATE: this release broke support for visual studio. Use
+panda3d 1.0.4 if you wish to compile panda from scratch using
+visual studio.
+
 This release consists mainly of compatibility improvements.
 
   * Now compiles under MS Visual Toolkit (makefile changes)