diff --git a/docs/modeling/extending-the-metadata-model.md b/docs/modeling/extending-the-metadata-model.md
index 14149e4ce9400..918667eb33ab3 100644
--- a/docs/modeling/extending-the-metadata-model.md
+++ b/docs/modeling/extending-the-metadata-model.md
@@ -268,7 +268,9 @@ After following the developing guide, you should be able to emit your new event
 </TabItem>
 <TabItem value="packaged" label="Custom Models Package">
 
-If you want to use your custom models beyond your local machine, then you can generate a custom model package that can be installed from other places.
+If you want to use your custom models beyond your local machine without forking DataHub, then you can generate a custom model package that can be installed from other places.
+
+This package should be installed alongside the base `acryl-datahub` package, and its metadata models will take precedence over the default ones.
 
 ```bash
 cd metadata-ingestion
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/scripts/custom_package_codegen.py b/metadata-ingestion/scripts/custom_package_codegen.py
index 9bffd3cf4bde0..219696ff9aa8e 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/scripts/custom_package_codegen.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/scripts/custom_package_codegen.py
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ def generate(
 
     click.echo()
     click.secho(f"Generated package at {package_path}", fg="green")
+    click.echo(
+        "This package should be installed alongside the main acryl-datahub package."
+    )
     click.echo()
     click.echo(f"Install the custom package locally with `pip install {package_path}`")
     click.echo(