diff --git a/dlt/pipeline/exceptions.py b/dlt/pipeline/exceptions.py
index ac203d95a0..d3538a8377 100644
--- a/dlt/pipeline/exceptions.py
+++ b/dlt/pipeline/exceptions.py
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ def __init__(
         super().__init__(
             pipeline_name,
             f"No engine upgrade path for state in pipeline {pipeline_name} from {init_engine} to"
-            f" {to_engine}, stopped at {from_engine}",
+            f" {to_engine}, stopped at {from_engine}. You possibly tried to run an older dlt"
+            " version against a destination you have previously loaded data to with a newer dlt"
+            " version.",
         )