diff --git a/docs/tips-and-tricks.rst b/docs/tips-and-tricks.rst
index 3ab32157..a0e1250a 100644
--- a/docs/tips-and-tricks.rst
+++ b/docs/tips-and-tricks.rst
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ Then you deploy the commit::
    --commit=ec07ad6c54e803d1428e5580426a41315e50a14376af033458e7a65bfb2b64f0 \
    org.gnome.Recipes
 
+.. note::
+
+   The example here uses ``sudo`` for system installations because, unlike normal updates, downgrades are considered a privileged action. If the application is installed per-user you would run it as that user.
+   
 If you have Flatpak 1.5.0 or later, you can also prevent the app from being
 included in updates (either manual or automatic)::