diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index fec4e48f2c..48341ad633 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Change Log
 
 * Prevent ``missing 1 required positional argument: 'kT'`` errors when using NEC integrators
   (`#1965 <https://github.com/glotzerlab/hoomd-blue/pull/1965>`__)
+* Note the current version of CUDA in the micromamba installation instructions
+  (`#1972 <https://github.com/glotzerlab/hoomd-blue/pull/1972>`__)
 
 
 5.0.0 (2024-12-02)
diff --git a/INSTALLING.rst b/INSTALLING.rst
index f64b9379ca..a1c06b0a6e 100644
--- a/INSTALLING.rst
+++ b/INSTALLING.rst
@@ -31,8 +31,13 @@ appropriate package. Override this and force the GPU enabled package installatio
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    export CONDA_OVERRIDE_CUDA="12.0"
-    micromamba install "hoomd=5.0.0=*gpu*" "cuda-version=12.0"
+    export CONDA_OVERRIDE_CUDA="12.6"
+    micromamba install "hoomd=5.0.0=*gpu*" "cuda-version=12.6"
+
+.. note::
+
+    conda-forge_ may update to a new version of CUDA. If the above command results in an error,
+    replace ``12.6`` with the version noted in micromamba's error message.
 
 Similarly, you can force CPU-only package installation with:
 
@@ -44,8 +49,3 @@ Similarly, you can force CPU-only package installation with:
 
     CUDA 11.8 compatible packages are also available. Replace "12.0" with "11.8" above when
     installing HOOMD-blue on systems with CUDA 11 compatible drivers.
-
-.. note::
-
-    Run time compilation is no longer available on conda-forge builds starting with HOOMD-blue
-    4.7.0.