diff --git a/docs/installation.md b/docs/installation.md
index 9180beb40..ce35572c4 100644
--- a/docs/installation.md
+++ b/docs/installation.md
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@ Freqtrade provides a Linux/MacOS script to install all dependencies and help you
 ```bash
 git clone git@github.com:freqtrade/freqtrade.git
 cd freqtrade
-git checkout develop
 ./setup.sh --install
 ```
 
+!!! Note "Version considerations"
+    When cloning the repository the default working branch is name `develop`. This branch contains the last features (can be considered as relatively stable thanks to automated tests). The `master` branch contains the code of the last release (done once per month with a one week old snapshot of the `develop` branch to prevent packaging bugs so potentially more stable).
+
 !!! Note
     Windows installation is explained [here](#windows).