diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
index bc3495b57..10db34c21 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 <!--
 The information we ask for below is IMPORTANT. It will help us help you faster.
 Please FOLLOW THE ISSUE TEMPLATE unless you have a good reason not to, and help avoid wasting everyone's time.
+
+Please also make sure you are using the latest Composer version. You can get the latest with `composer self-update`
+or even try the latest dev build with `composer self-update --snapshot` to see if the bug was perhaps already fixed but not released yet.
 -->
 
 My `composer.json`: