diff --git a/packages/next/README.md b/packages/next/README.md
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@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ In this case only the second `` is rendered.
_Note: The contents of `` get cleared upon unmounting the component, so make sure each page completely defines what it needs in ``, without making assumptions about what other pages added_
+_Note: `` and `<meta>` elements need to be contained as **direct** children of the `<Head>` element, or wrapped into maximum one level of `<React.Fragment>`, otherwise the metatags won't be correctly picked up on clientside navigation._
+
### Fetching data and component lifecycle
<details>