diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 24109f756..c5f366f28 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ Changelog
 1.3.10 (in development)
 -----------------------
 
+One backwards-compatibility note: the :doc:`/plugins/lyrics` now requires the
+`requests`_ library. If you use this plugin, you will need to install the
+library by typing ``pip install requests`` or the equivalent for your OS.
+
 New:
 
 * A new :doc:`/plugins/permissions` makes it easy to fix permissions on music
diff --git a/docs/plugins/lyrics.rst b/docs/plugins/lyrics.rst
index 643c5e61e..46b40e17f 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/lyrics.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/lyrics.rst
@@ -14,11 +14,19 @@ Fetch Lyrics During Import
 
 To automatically fetch lyrics for songs you import, enable the ``lyrics``
 plugin in your configuration (see :ref:`using-plugins`).
+Then, install the `requests`_ library by typing::
+
+    pip install requests
+
+The plugin uses `requests`_ to download lyrics.
+
 When importing new files, beets will now fetch lyrics for files that don't
 already have them. The lyrics will be stored in the beets database. If the
 ``import.write`` config option is on, then the lyrics will also be written to
 the files' tags.
 
+.. _requests: http://docs.python-requests.org/en/latest/
+
 
 Configuration
 -------------