diff --git a/plugins/modules/htpasswd.py b/plugins/modules/htpasswd.py
index ed510991a4..98f72ceb70 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/htpasswd.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/htpasswd.py
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ options:
         does not exist it will fail.
 notes:
   - "This module depends on the C(passlib) Python library, which needs to be installed on all target systems."
-  - "On Debian, Ubuntu, or Fedora: install C(python-passlib)."
+  - "On Debian < 11, Ubuntu <= 20.04, or Fedora: install C(python-passlib)."
+  - "On Debian, Ubuntu: install C(python3-passlib)."
   - "On RHEL or CentOS: Enable EPEL, then install C(python-passlib)."
 requirements: [ passlib>=1.6 ]
 author: "Ansible Core Team"