diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 133587d..5322bc3 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,27 +1,43 @@
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+Harvest is a suite of core-genome alignment and visualization tools 
+for quickly analyzing intraspecific microbial genomes.
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+Copyright © 2014, Battelle National Biodefense Institute (BNBI);
+all rights reserved. Authored by: Brian Ondov, Todd Treangen, and
+Adam Phillippy
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+part of contract HSHQDC-07-C-00020 to manage and operate the National
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+Funded Research and Development Center.
 
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diff --git a/docs/content/parsnp/quickstart.rst b/docs/content/parsnp/quickstart.rst
index c2047a4..cbf4925 100644
--- a/docs/content/parsnp/quickstart.rst
+++ b/docs/content/parsnp/quickstart.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Quickstart
 ==========
 
-Note: If you are currently using a Parsnp version prior to **v1.2** you should update to use the latest release (currently v1.2). The latest release includes a critical fix for FastTree2; see http://darlinglab.org/blog/2015/03/23/not-so-fast-fasttree.html for further details.
+Note: If you are currently using a Parsnp version prior to **v1.2** or Harvest version prior to **v1.1.2**, you should update to use the latest release before proceeding. The latest release includes a critical fix for FastTree2; see http://darlinglab.org/blog/2015/03/23/not-so-fast-fasttree.html for further details.
 
 Before you run
 ---------------