diff --git a/docs/sources/datasources/loki/_index.md b/docs/sources/datasources/loki/_index.md
index 523be2c9fbc..4176a2771e7 100644
--- a/docs/sources/datasources/loki/_index.md
+++ b/docs/sources/datasources/loki/_index.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ The following guides will help you get started with Loki:
 
 This data source supports these versions of Loki:
 
-- v2.8+
+- v2.9+
 
 ## Adding a data source
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
index fe4c102bfc4..c099d584788 100644
--- a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
+++ b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
@@ -1320,6 +1320,8 @@ var (
 			FrontendOnly: true,
 		},
 		{
+			// Remove this flag once Loki v4 is released and the min supported version is v3.0+,
+			// since users on v2.9 need it to disable the feature, as it doesn't work for them.
 			Name:        "lokiLabelNamesQueryApi",
 			Description: "Defaults to using the Loki `/labels` API instead of `/series`",
 			Stage:       FeatureStageGeneralAvailability,