diff --git a/src/guides/v2.4/comp-mgr/cli/cli-upgrade.md b/src/guides/v2.4/comp-mgr/cli/cli-upgrade.md
index 0231842308b..e76eb8bc187 100644
--- a/src/guides/v2.4/comp-mgr/cli/cli-upgrade.md
+++ b/src/guides/v2.4/comp-mgr/cli/cli-upgrade.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ You can upgrade your Magento application from the command line if you installed
 {:.bs-callout-info}
 Do not use this method to upgrade if you cloned the Magento 2 GitHub repository. Instead, see [Update the Magento application][] for upgrade instructions.
 
+The following instructions show you how to upgrade Magento using Composer. Magento 2.4.2 introduced support for Composer 2. If you are attempting to upgrade from Magento <2.4.1, you must first upgrade to a version of Magento that is compatible with Composer 2 (for example, 2.4.2) using Composer 1 _before_ upgrading to Composer 2 for Magento >2.4.2 upgrades.
+
 ## Before you begin {#prerequisites}
 
 Complete the following prerequisites to prepare your environment before starting the upgrade process:
diff --git a/src/guides/v2.4/install-gde/system-requirements.md b/src/guides/v2.4/install-gde/system-requirements.md
index 56474734cf6..67219f2f06b 100644
--- a/src/guides/v2.4/install-gde/system-requirements.md
+++ b/src/guides/v2.4/install-gde/system-requirements.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ redirect_from:
   - /guides/v2.4/install-gde/system-requirements-tech.html
 ---
 
-{:.bs-calloout-info}
+{:.bs-callout-info}
 If you are working on a {{site.data.var.ece}} project, see [Service versions]({{ site.baseurl }}/cloud/project/services.html#service-versions) in the _Cloud Guide_.
 
 ## Operating systems (Linux x86-64)
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ Upgrading the Magento applications and extensions you obtain from Magento Market
 
 [Composer][] is required for developers who wish to contribute to the Magento 2 codebase or anyone who wishes to develop Magento extensions.
 
-Magento does not support Composer 2.x.
+*  Magento 2.4.2 and later is compatible with Composer 1.x and 2.x.
+*  Magento 2.4.1 and earlier is compatible with Composer 1.x only.
 
 ## Web servers
 
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ Magento no longer supports Elasticsearch [2.x, 5.x, and 6.x][].
 
 *  A valid [security certificate][] is required for HTTPS.
 *  Self-signed SSL certificates are not supported.
-*  Transport Layer Security (TLS) requirement - PayPal and `repo.magento.com` both require TLS 1.2 or later:
+*  Transport Layer Security (TLS) requirement - PayPal and `repo.magento.com` both require TLS 1.2 or later.
 
 ### Required system dependencies