diff --git a/contributors.yml b/contributors.yml
index f2f03d0497..e26873a99f 100644
--- a/contributors.yml
+++ b/contributors.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 - chaance
 - chasinhues
 - christopherchudzicki
+- cvbuelow
 - edwin177
 - elylucas
 - hongji00
diff --git a/docs/upgrading/v5.md b/docs/upgrading/v5.md
index fca0c8cfc2..6c66ffe615 100644
--- a/docs/upgrading/v5.md
+++ b/docs/upgrading/v5.md
@@ -638,7 +638,17 @@ function App() {
 }
 ```
 
-If you need to replace the current location instead of push a new one onto the history stack, use `navigate(to, { replace: true })`. If you need state, use `navigate(to, { state })`. You can think of the first argument to `navigate` as your `<Link to>` and the other arguments as the `replace` and `state` props.
+If you need to replace the current location instead of push a new one onto the history stack, use `navigate(to, { replace: true })`. If you need state, use `navigate(to, { state })`. You can think of the first argument to `navigate` as your `<Link to>` and the other arguments as the `replace` and `state` props. The `Link` component in v6 accepts `state` as a separate prop instead of receiving it as part of the object passed to `to` so you'll need to update your `Link` components if they are using `state`:
+
+```js
+import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
+
+// Change this:
+<Link to={{ pathname: "/home", state: state }} />
+
+// to this:
+<Link to="/home" state={state} />
+```
 
 If you prefer to use a declarative API for navigation (ala v5's `Redirect` component), v6 provides a `Navigate` component. Use it like: