diff --git a/docs/operations-guide/running-metabase-on-heroku.md b/docs/operations-guide/running-metabase-on-heroku.md
index fa85e07f69198103930ae7af7498b2f16b19b087..d1fb6b320fe001ef497a04baa35e9146673b078f 100644
--- a/docs/operations-guide/running-metabase-on-heroku.md
+++ b/docs/operations-guide/running-metabase-on-heroku.md
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ cd metabase-deploy
 git remote add heroku https://git.heroku.com/your-metabase-app.git
 ```
 
+* If you are upgrading from a version that is lower than 0.25, add the Metabase buildpack to your Heroku app:
+```
+heroku buildpacks:add https://github.com/metabase/metabase-heroku
+```
+
 * Force push the new version to Heroku:
 
 ```bash