diff --git a/doc/tagbar.txt b/doc/tagbar.txt
index 7168b66..e9649e0 100644
--- a/doc/tagbar.txt
+++ b/doc/tagbar.txt
@@ -918,6 +918,11 @@ that.
 Tagbar should now be able to show the sections and other tags from LaTeX
 files.
 
+Note: As of 2012-05-05 the ctags development version contains an improved
+LaTeX parser that works better than the example configuration presented here.
+So if you are using a development build newer than that or a stable version
+newer than 5.9 you should use the built-in support instead of this example.
+
 Writing your own tag-generating program~
 If you want to write your own program for generating tags then here are some
 imporant tips to get it to integrate well with Tagbar: