diff --git a/plugins/inputs/influxdb/README.md b/plugins/inputs/influxdb/README.md
index 29fd4dc04..852393165 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/influxdb/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/influxdb/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ InfluxDB-formatted endpoints. See below for more information.
 
 ### Measurements & Fields
 
+**Note:** The measurements and fields are dynamically built from the InfluxDB source,
+and may vary between versions.
+
 - influxdb
   - n_shards
 - influxdb_database