diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/mp/guides/quickstart.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/mp/guides/quickstart.adoc
index 51a93d0a212..8c13e2714b1 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/mp/guides/quickstart.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/mp/guides/quickstart.adoc
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ mvn -U archetype:generate -DinteractiveMode=false \
     -Dpackage=io.helidon.examples.quickstart.mp
 ----
 
+TIP: If you are using an earlier version of Helidon and the above command
+fails with `java.lang.NoSuchMethodError` then you can work-around the error
+by replacing `archetype:generate` with `org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:3.2.1:generate`.
+Or use the helidon CLI.
+
 [source,bash]
 .Or alternatively run the helidon CLI
 ----
diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/se/guides/quickstart.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/se/guides/quickstart.adoc
index 9bf0607ac2f..1a0ec936b8e 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/se/guides/quickstart.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/se/guides/quickstart.adoc
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ mvn -U archetype:generate -DinteractiveMode=false \
     -Dpackage=io.helidon.examples.quickstart.se
 ----
 
+TIP: If you are using an earlier version of Helidon and the above command
+fails with `java.lang.NoSuchMethodError` then you can work-around the error
+by replacing `archetype:generate` with `org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:3.2.1:generate`.
+Or use the helidon CLI.
+
 [source,bash]
 .Or alternatively run the helidon CLI
 ----