diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/nativeutils/vendordeps/InvalidVendorDepYearException.java b/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/nativeutils/vendordeps/InvalidVendorDepYearException.java
index 330df1c..98ff5a3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/nativeutils/vendordeps/InvalidVendorDepYearException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/nativeutils/vendordeps/InvalidVendorDepYearException.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 public class InvalidVendorDepYearException extends RuntimeException {
     public InvalidVendorDepYearException(JsonDependency dependency, String requiredYear) {
-        super(String.format("Vendor Dependency %s has invalid year %s. Expected to be %s", dependency.name,
+        super(String.format("Vendor Dependency %s has invalid year %s. Expected to be %s. Reach out to the vendor to get a new version of the dependency. Attempting to modify an existing dependency will break at runtime, and will result in loss of support from the WPILib team.", dependency.name,
                 dependency.frcYear, requiredYear));
     }
 }