Clarify version compatibility in snapshot/restore docs
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ back up a cluster is by using the snapshot and restore functionality.
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=== Version compatibility
+IMPORTANT: Version compatibility refers to the underlying Lucene index
+compatibility. Follow the <<setup-upgrade,Upgrade documentation>>
+when migrating between versions.
+
A snapshot contains a copy of the on-disk data structures that make up an
index. This means that snapshots can only be restored to versions of
Elasticsearch that can read the indices:
