diff --git a/docs/services/allied_vision_camera.rst b/docs/services/allied_vision_camera.rst
index da155068..a0a6e864 100644
--- a/docs/services/allied_vision_camera.rst
+++ b/docs/services/allied_vision_camera.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ driver through that interface.
 Vimba X SDK: `https://www.alliedvision.com/en/products/software/ <https://www.alliedvision.com/en/products/software/>`_
 ``VmbPy`` Python API: `https://github.com/alliedvision/VmbPy <https://github.com/alliedvision/VmbPy>`_
 
+.. note::
+   The current catkit2 environment file installs the legacy VimbaPython package instead of the required VmbPy package.
+   This is because the VmbPy package is not available on any conda channel or PyPI. To install the VmbPy package, you
+   need to install it from source as described under the link above.
+
 The service has been successfully tested with the following camera models:
 
 - Alvium 1800 U-158m
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 4fae0f1a..c437dc04 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ dependencies:
   - pip:
     - dcps
     - zwoasi>=0.0.21
-    - git+https://github.com/alliedvision/VimbaPython.git@v1.2.1
+    - git+https://github.com/alliedvision/VimbaPython.git@v1.2.1  # See issue #229