diff --git a/upgrading/automated_upgrades.adoc b/upgrading/automated_upgrades.adoc
index f18c6f5a06d7..5add77f41fcb 100644
--- a/upgrading/automated_upgrades.adoc
+++ b/upgrading/automated_upgrades.adoc
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ xref:../install_config/configuring_red_hat_registry.adoc#install-config-configur
 
 . Review and update your
 xref:../install/configuring_inventory_file.adoc#configuring-ansible[inventory file].
+
 .. Ensure that any manual configuration changes you made to your master or node
 configuration files since your last Ansible playbook run, whether that was
 initial installation or your most recent cluster upgrade, are in the inventory
@@ -278,6 +279,10 @@ you used in previous versions.
 You must not remove the `openshift_kubelet_name_override` parameter from your
 inventory file after you upgrade.
 ====
+.. If you manually manage the cluster's *_/etc/origin/master/htpasswd_* file,
+add `openshift_master_manage_htpasswd=false` to your inventory file to prevent
+the upgrade process from overwriting the *_htpasswd_* file.
+
 
 
 [[updating-policy-definitions]]