diff --git a/module/sources/vmware/config.py b/module/sources/vmware/config.py
index 6b0b0d9..72e32ac 100644
--- a/module/sources/vmware/config.py
+++ b/module/sources/vmware/config.py
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ def __init__(self):
             ConfigOptionGroup(title="tag source",
                               description="""\
                               sync tags assigned to clusters, hosts and VMs in vCenter to NetBox
-                              INFO: this requires the installation of the 'vsphere-automation-sdk',
+                              INFO: this requires the installation of the 'vcf-sdk' package,
                               see docs about installation possible values:
                                 * object : the host or VM itself
                                 * parent_folder_1 : the direct folder this object is organized in (1 level up)
diff --git a/module/sources/vmware/connection.py b/module/sources/vmware/connection.py
index d3474c9..27ea23c 100644
--- a/module/sources/vmware/connection.py
+++ b/module/sources/vmware/connection.py
@@ -605,7 +605,9 @@ def create_api_session(self):
             return False
 
         if vsphere_automation_sdk_available is False:
-            log.warning(f"Unable to import Python 'vsphere-automation-sdk'. Tag syncing will be disabled.")
+            log.warning("Unable to import the Python 'vcf-sdk' package (successor of the archived "
+                        "'vsphere-automation-sdk', which no longer imports on Python 3.12+ with "
+                        "setuptools >= 82), run 'pip install --upgrade vcf-sdk'. Tag syncing will be disabled.")
             return False
 
         log.debug(f"Starting vCenter API connection to '{self.settings.host_fqdn}'")
diff --git a/settings-example.ini b/settings-example.ini
index 59d9ab8..02b14bb 100644
--- a/settings-example.ini
+++ b/settings-example.ini
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ password = super-secret
 ; tag source options
 
 ; sync tags assigned to clusters, hosts and VMs in vCenter to NetBox
-; INFO: this requires the installation of the 'vsphere-automation-sdk',
+; INFO: this requires the installation of the 'vcf-sdk' package,
 ; see docs about installation possible values:
 ;   * object : the host or VM itself
 ;   * parent_folder_1 : the direct folder this object is organized in (1 level up)