diff --git a/cursorless-talon/src/snippets/snippets_deprecated.py b/cursorless-talon/src/snippets/snippets_deprecated.py
index ca1d9f82f7..fcfa316860 100644
--- a/cursorless-talon/src/snippets/snippets_deprecated.py
+++ b/cursorless-talon/src/snippets/snippets_deprecated.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Actions:
     def cursorless_insert_snippet_by_name(name: str):  # pyright: ignore [reportGeneralTypeIssues]
         """[DEPRECATED] Cursorless: Insert named snippet <name>"""
         raise NotImplementedError(
-            "Cursorless snippets are deprecated. Please use community snippets."
+            "Cursorless snippets are deprecated. Please use community snippets. Update to latest cursorless-talon and say 'cursorless migrate snippets'."
         )
 
     def cursorless_wrap_with_snippet_by_name(
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def cursorless_wrap_with_snippet_by_name(
     ):
         """[DEPRECATED] Cursorless: Wrap target with a named snippet <name>"""
         raise NotImplementedError(
-            "Cursorless snippets are deprecated. Please use community snippets."
+            "Cursorless snippets are deprecated. Please use community snippets. Update to latest cursorless-talon and say 'cursorless migrate snippets'."
         )
 
 
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/core/getPreferredSnippet.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/core/getPreferredSnippet.ts
index 228bd9a567..ad2b2f4437 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/core/getPreferredSnippet.ts
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/core/getPreferredSnippet.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function getPreferredSnippet(
 ) {
   if (snippetDescription.type === "named") {
     throw new Error(
-      "Cursorless snippets are deprecated. Please use community snippets.",
+      "Cursorless snippets are deprecated. Please use community snippets. Update to latest cursorless-talon and say 'cursorless migrate snippets'.",
     );
   }
   if (snippetDescription.type === "custom") {