diff --git a/docs/plugins.asciidoc b/docs/plugins.asciidoc
index 7b0d370a49a0..bb7a88bc6bd7 100644
--- a/docs/plugins.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/plugins.asciidoc
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ example:
 [source,shell]
 bin/kibana plugin --remove elasticsearch/marvel-ui
 
+[float]
+=== Updating Plugins
+
+To update a plugin, remove the current version and reinstall the plugin.
+
 [float]
 === Configuring the Plugin Manager