diff --git a/.docker/README.md b/.docker/README.md
index 87205770ac9..04d148002f5 100644
--- a/.docker/README.md
+++ b/.docker/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 This directory contains Dockerfiles for various targets:
-- `Dockerfile-distroless` and `Dockerfile-alpine` are published to Docker Hub via GoReleaser.
-- The other `Dockerfile` variants are intended only for local development and tests.
+
+- `Dockerfile-distroless` and `Dockerfile-alpine` are published to Docker Hub
+  via GoReleaser.
+- The other `Dockerfile` variants are intended only for local development and
+  tests.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 15a75795905..52c2cf6c01c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -982,8 +982,11 @@ quickstart files, run:
 docker compose -f quickstart.yml up --build # ....
 ```
 
-Warning, this will override your local image tag with the latest build and can
-lead to unexpected or confusing behavior.
+> [!WARNING] If you already have a production image (e.g. `oryd/hydra:v2.2.0`)
+> pulled, the above `make docker` command will replace it with a local build of
+> the image that is more equivalent to the `-distroless` variant on Docker Hub.
+>
+> You can pull the production image any time using `docker pull`
 
 #### Add a new migration