diff --git a/src/cargo/core/compiler/context/mod.rs b/src/cargo/core/compiler/context/mod.rs
index a32a6811694..72d4371b889 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/compiler/context/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/compiler/context/mod.rs
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ impl<'a, 'cfg> Context<'a, 'cfg> {
                     If this looks unexpected, it may be a bug in Cargo. Please file a bug report at\n\
                     https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/ with as much information as you\n\
                     can provide.\n\
-                    {} running on `{}` target `{}`\n\
+                    cargo {} running on `{}` target `{}`\n\
                     First unit: {:?}\n\
                     Second unit: {:?}",
                     describe_collision(unit, other_unit, path),
diff --git a/src/cargo/core/features.rs b/src/cargo/core/features.rs
index 224c467c7a3..057651aa207 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/features.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/features.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 //!
 //! 1. Update the feature to be stable, based on the kind of feature:
 //!   1. `cargo-features`: Change the feature to `stable` in the `features!`
-//!      macro below.
+//!      macro below, and include the version and a URL for the documentation.
 //!   2. `-Z unstable-options`: Find the call to `fail_if_stable_opt` and
 //!      remove it. Be sure to update the man pages if necessary.
 //!   3. `-Z` flag: Change the parsing code in [`CliUnstable::add`][CliUnstable]
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@
 //!      necessary.
 //! 2. Remove `masquerade_as_nightly_cargo` from any tests, and remove
 //!    `cargo-features` from `Cargo.toml` test files if any.
-//! 3. Remove the docs from unstable.md and update the redirect at the bottom
-//!    of that page. Update the rest of the documentation to add the new
-//!    feature.
+//! 3. Update the docs in unstable.md to move the section to the bottom
+//!    and summarize it similar to the other entries. Update the rest of the
+//!    documentation to add the new feature.
 
 use std::collections::BTreeSet;
 use std::env;
-use std::fmt;
+use std::fmt::{self, Write};
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use anyhow::{bail, Error};
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ pub enum Edition {
 // - Gate on that new feature in TomlManifest::to_real_manifest.
 // - Update the shell completion files.
 // - Update any failing tests (hopefully there are very few).
+// - Update unstable.md to add a new section for this new edition (see
+//   https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/blob/3ebb5f15a940810f250b68821149387af583a79e/src/doc/src/reference/unstable.md?plain=1#L1238-L1264
+//   as an example).
 //
 // Stabilization instructions:
 // - Set LATEST_UNSTABLE to None.
@@ -137,6 +140,12 @@ pub enum Edition {
 // - Update `is_stable` to `true`.
 // - Set the editionNNNN feature to stable in the features macro below.
 // - Update the man page for the --edition flag.
+// - Update unstable.md to move the edition section to the bottom.
+// - Update the documentation:
+//   - Update any features impacted by the edition.
+//   - Update manifest.md#the-edition-field.
+//   - Update the --edition flag (options-new.md).
+//   - Rebuild man pages.
 impl Edition {
     /// The latest edition that is unstable.
     ///
@@ -279,6 +288,7 @@ macro_rules! features {
             $($feature: bool,)*
             activated: Vec<String>,
             nightly_features_allowed: bool,
+            is_local: bool,
         }
 
         impl Feature {
@@ -362,7 +372,7 @@ features! {
     (stable, rename_dependency, "1.31", "reference/specifying-dependencies.html#renaming-dependencies-in-cargotoml"),
 
     // Whether a lock file is published with this crate
-    (removed, publish_lockfile, "", PUBLISH_LOCKFILE_REMOVED),
+    (removed, publish_lockfile, "1.37", "reference/unstable.html#publish-lockfile"),
 
     // Overriding profiles for dependencies.
     (stable, profile_overrides, "1.41", "reference/profiles.html#overrides"),
@@ -395,14 +405,6 @@ features! {
     (unstable, per_package_target, "", "reference/unstable.html#per-package-target"),
 }
 
-const PUBLISH_LOCKFILE_REMOVED: &str = "The publish-lockfile key in Cargo.toml \
-    has been removed. The Cargo.lock file is always included when a package is \
-    published if the package contains a binary target. `cargo install` requires \
-    the `--locked` flag to use the Cargo.lock file.\n\
-    See https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/commands/cargo-package.html and \
-    https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/commands/cargo-install.html for more \
-    information.";
-
 pub struct Feature {
     name: &'static str,
     stability: Status,
@@ -416,9 +418,11 @@ impl Features {
         features: &[String],
         config: &Config,
         warnings: &mut Vec<String>,
+        is_local: bool,
     ) -> CargoResult<Features> {
         let mut ret = Features::default();
         ret.nightly_features_allowed = config.nightly_features_allowed;
+        ret.is_local = is_local;
         for feature in features {
             ret.add(feature, config, warnings)?;
             ret.activated.push(feature.to_string());
@@ -433,6 +437,7 @@ impl Features {
         warnings: &mut Vec<String>,
     ) -> CargoResult<()> {
         let nightly_features_allowed = self.nightly_features_allowed;
+        let is_local = self.is_local;
         let (slot, feature) = match self.status(feature_name) {
             Some(p) => p,
             None => bail!("unknown cargo feature `{}`", feature_name),
@@ -460,15 +465,19 @@ impl Features {
 
         match feature.stability {
             Status::Stable => {
-                let warning = format!(
-                    "the cargo feature `{}` has been stabilized in the {} \
-                     release and is no longer necessary to be listed in the \
-                     manifest\n  {}",
-                    feature_name,
-                    feature.version,
-                    see_docs()
-                );
-                warnings.push(warning);
+                // The user can't do anything about non-local packages.
+                // Warnings are usually suppressed, but just being cautious here.
+                if is_local {
+                    let warning = format!(
+                        "the cargo feature `{}` has been stabilized in the {} \
+                         release and is no longer necessary to be listed in the \
+                         manifest\n  {}",
+                        feature_name,
+                        feature.version,
+                        see_docs()
+                    );
+                    warnings.push(warning);
+                }
             }
             Status::Unstable if !nightly_features_allowed => bail!(
                 "the cargo feature `{}` requires a nightly version of \
@@ -490,13 +499,27 @@ impl Features {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            Status::Removed => bail!(
-                "the cargo feature `{}` has been removed\n\
-                Remove the feature from Cargo.toml to remove this error.\n\
-                {}",
-                feature_name,
-                feature.docs
-            ),
+            Status::Removed => {
+                let mut msg = format!(
+                    "the cargo feature `{}` has been removed in the {} release\n\n",
+                    feature_name, feature.version
+                );
+                if self.is_local {
+                    drop(writeln!(
+                        msg,
+                        "Remove the feature from Cargo.toml to remove this error."
+                    ));
+                } else {
+                    drop(writeln!(
+                        msg,
+                        "This package cannot be used with this version of Cargo, \
+                         as the unstable feature `{}` is no longer supported.",
+                        feature_name
+                    ));
+                }
+                drop(writeln!(msg, "{}", see_docs()));
+                bail!(msg);
+            }
         }
 
         *slot = true;
@@ -510,30 +533,50 @@ impl Features {
 
     pub fn require(&self, feature: &Feature) -> CargoResult<()> {
         if feature.is_enabled(self) {
-            Ok(())
-        } else {
-            let feature = feature.name.replace("_", "-");
-            let mut msg = format!("feature `{}` is required", feature);
-
-            if self.nightly_features_allowed {
-                let s = format!(
-                    "\n\nconsider adding `cargo-features = [\"{0}\"]` \
-                     to the manifest",
-                    feature
-                );
-                msg.push_str(&s);
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        let feature_name = feature.name.replace("_", "-");
+        let mut msg = format!(
+            "feature `{}` is required\n\
+             \n\
+             The package requires the Cargo feature called `{}`, but \
+             that feature is not stabilized in this version of Cargo ({}).\n\
+            ",
+            feature_name,
+            feature_name,
+            crate::version(),
+        );
+
+        if self.nightly_features_allowed {
+            if self.is_local {
+                drop(writeln!(
+                    msg,
+                    "Consider adding `cargo-features = [\"{}\"]` \
+                     to the top of Cargo.toml (above the [package] table) \
+                     to tell Cargo you are opting in to use this unstable feature.",
+                    feature_name
+                ));
             } else {
-                let s = format!(
-                    "\n\n\
-                     this Cargo does not support nightly features, but if you\n\
-                     switch to nightly channel you can add\n\
-                     `cargo-features = [\"{}\"]` to enable this feature",
-                    feature
-                );
-                msg.push_str(&s);
+                drop(writeln!(
+                    msg,
+                    "Consider trying a more recent nightly release."
+                ));
             }
-            bail!("{}", msg);
+        } else {
+            drop(writeln!(
+                msg,
+                "Consider trying a newer version of Cargo \
+                 (this may require the nightly release)."
+            ));
         }
+        drop(writeln!(
+            msg,
+            "See https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/cargo/{} for more information \
+             about the status of this feature.",
+            feature.docs
+        ));
+
+        bail!("{}", msg);
     }
 
     pub fn is_enabled(&self, feature: &Feature) -> bool {
diff --git a/src/cargo/lib.rs b/src/cargo/lib.rs
index 680f94f0e7e..3c948a43da5 100644
--- a/src/cargo/lib.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/lib.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub struct VersionInfo {
 
 impl fmt::Display for VersionInfo {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        write!(f, "cargo {}.{}.{}", self.major, self.minor, self.patch)?;
+        write!(f, "{}.{}.{}", self.major, self.minor, self.patch)?;
         if let Some(channel) = self.cfg_info.as_ref().map(|ci| &ci.release_channel) {
             if channel != "stable" {
                 write!(f, "-{}", channel)?;
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ pub fn display_error(err: &Error, shell: &mut Shell) {
                 "we would appreciate a bug report: https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/",
             ),
         );
-        drop(shell.note(format!("{}", version())));
+        drop(shell.note(format!("cargo {}", version())));
         // Once backtraces are stabilized, this should print out a backtrace
         // if it is available.
     }
diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/registry.rs b/src/cargo/ops/registry.rs
index c115d98f793..3e8a22ac297 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/registry.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/registry.rs
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ pub fn configure_http_handle(config: &Config, handle: &mut Easy) -> CargoResult<
     if let Some(user_agent) = &http.user_agent {
         handle.useragent(user_agent)?;
     } else {
-        handle.useragent(&version().to_string())?;
+        handle.useragent(&format!("cargo {}", version()))?;
     }
 
     fn to_ssl_version(s: &str) -> CargoResult<SslVersion> {
diff --git a/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs b/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs
index 0bc749cb2b0..dc0e61b7a71 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ impl TomlManifest {
         // Parse features first so they will be available when parsing other parts of the TOML.
         let empty = Vec::new();
         let cargo_features = me.cargo_features.as_ref().unwrap_or(&empty);
-        let features = Features::new(cargo_features, config, &mut warnings)?;
+        let features = Features::new(cargo_features, config, &mut warnings, source_id.is_path())?;
 
         let project = me.project.as_ref().or_else(|| me.package.as_ref());
         let project = project.ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("no `package` section found"))?;
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ impl TomlManifest {
         let mut deps = Vec::new();
         let empty = Vec::new();
         let cargo_features = me.cargo_features.as_ref().unwrap_or(&empty);
-        let features = Features::new(cargo_features, config, &mut warnings)?;
+        let features = Features::new(cargo_features, config, &mut warnings, source_id.is_path())?;
 
         let (replace, patch) = {
             let mut cx = Context {
diff --git a/src/doc/src/reference/unstable.md b/src/doc/src/reference/unstable.md
index f672b32883e..7fb57573226 100644
--- a/src/doc/src/reference/unstable.md
+++ b/src/doc/src/reference/unstable.md
@@ -1380,34 +1380,102 @@ current configuration.
 The primary use case is to run `cargo rustc --print=cfg` to get config values
 for the appropriate target and influenced by any other RUSTFLAGS.
 
-<script>
-(function() {
-    var fragments = {
-        "#edition": "manifest.html#the-edition-field",
-        "#compile-progress": "config.html#termprogresswhen",
-        "#rename-dependency": "specifying-dependencies.html#renaming-dependencies-in-cargotoml",
-        "#alternate-registries": "registries.html",
-        "#offline-mode": "../commands/cargo.html",
-        "#publish-lockfile": "../commands/cargo-package.html",
-        "#default-run": "manifest.html#the-default-run-field",
-        "#cache-messages": "https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/pull/7450",
-        "#install-upgrade": "../commands/cargo-install.html",
-        "#profile-overrides": "profiles.html#overrides",
-        "#config-profiles": "config.html#profile",
-        "#crate-versions": "https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/pull/8509",
-        "#features": "features.html#feature-resolver-version-2",
-        "#package-features": "features.html#resolver-version-2-command-line-flags",
-        "#resolver": "resolver.html#resolver-versions",
-    };
-    var target = fragments[window.location.hash];
-    if (target) {
-        if (target.startsWith('https')) {
-          window.location.replace(target);
-        } else {
-          var url = window.location.toString();
-          var base = url.substring(0, url.lastIndexOf('/'));
-          window.location.replace(base + "/" + target);
-        }
-    }
-})();
-</script>
+
+
+## Stabilized and removed features
+
+### Compile progress
+
+The compile-progress feature has been stabilized in the 1.30 release.
+Progress bars are now enabled by default.
+See [`term.progress`](config.md#termprogresswhen) for more information about
+controlling this feature.
+
+### Edition
+
+Specifying the `edition` in `Cargo.toml` has been stabilized in the 1.31 release.
+See [the edition field](manifest.md#the-edition-field) for more information
+about specifying this field.
+
+### rename-dependency
+
+Specifying renamed dependencies in `Cargo.toml` has been stabilized in the 1.31 release.
+See [renaming dependencies](specifying-dependencies.md#renaming-dependencies-in-cargotoml)
+for more information about renaming dependencies.
+
+### Alternate Registries
+
+Support for alternate registries has been stabilized in the 1.34 release.
+See the [Registries chapter](registries.md) for more information about alternate registries.
+
+### Offline Mode
+
+The offline feature has been stabilized in the 1.36 release.
+See the [`--offline` flag](../commands/cargo.md#option-cargo---offline) for
+more information on using the offline mode.
+
+### publish-lockfile
+
+The `publish-lockfile` feature has been removed in the 1.37 release.
+The `Cargo.lock` file is always included when a package is published if the
+package contains a binary target. `cargo install` requires the `--locked` flag
+to use the `Cargo.lock` file.
+See [`cargo package`](../commands/cargo-package.md) and
+[`cargo install`](../commands/cargo-install.md) for more information.
+
+### default-run
+
+The `default-run` feature has been stabilized in the 1.37 release.
+See [the `default-run` field](manifest.md#the-default-run-field) for more
+information about specifying the default target to run.
+
+### cache-messages
+
+Compiler message caching has been stabilized in the 1.40 release.
+Compiler warnings are now cached by default and will be replayed automatically
+when re-running Cargo.
+
+### install-upgrade
+
+The `install-upgrade` feature has been stabilized in the 1.41 release.
+[`cargo install`] will now automatically upgrade packages if they appear to be
+out-of-date. See the [`cargo install`] documentation for more information.
+
+[`cargo install`]: ../commands/cargo-install.md
+
+### Profile Overrides
+
+Profile overrides have been stabilized in the 1.41 release.
+See [Profile Overrides](profiles.md#overrides) for more information on using
+overrides.
+
+### Config Profiles
+
+Specifying profiles in Cargo config files and environment variables has been
+stabilized in the 1.43 release.
+See the [config `[profile]` table](config.md#profile) for more information
+about specifying [profiles](profiles.md) in config files.
+
+### crate-versions
+
+The `-Z crate-versions` flag has been stabilized in the 1.47 release.
+The crate version is now automatically included in the
+[`cargo doc`](../commands/cargo-doc.md) documentation sidebar.
+
+### Features
+
+The `-Z features` flag has been stabilized in the 1.51 release.
+See [feature resolver version 2](features.md#feature-resolver-version-2)
+for more information on using the new feature resolver.
+
+### package-features
+
+The `-Z package-features` flag has been stabilized in the 1.51 release.
+See the [resolver version 2 command-line flags](features.md#resolver-version-2-command-line-flags)
+for more information on using the features CLI options.
+
+### Resolver
+
+The `resolver` feature in `Cargo.toml` has been stabilized in the 1.51 release.
+See the [resolver versions](resolver.md#resolver-versions) for more
+information about specifying resolvers.
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_features.rs b/tests/testsuite/cargo_features.rs
index fdb7cbffdf4..b427c840a28 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/cargo_features.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_features.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! Tests for `cargo-features` definitions.
 
+use cargo_test_support::registry::Package;
 use cargo_test_support::{is_nightly, project, registry};
 
 #[cargo_test]
@@ -30,11 +31,17 @@ Caused by:
 Caused by:
   feature `test-dummy-unstable` is required
 
-  consider adding `cargo-features = [\"test-dummy-unstable\"]` to the manifest
+  The package requires the Cargo feature called `test-dummy-unstable`, \
+  but that feature is not stabilized in this version of Cargo (1.[..]).
+  Consider adding `cargo-features = [\"test-dummy-unstable\"]` to the top of Cargo.toml \
+  (above the [package] table) to tell Cargo you are opting in to use this unstable feature.
+  See https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/cargo/reference/unstable.html for more information \
+  about the status of this feature.
 ",
         )
         .run();
 
+    // Same, but stable.
     p.cargo("build")
         .with_status(101)
         .with_stderr(
@@ -47,9 +54,104 @@ Caused by:
 Caused by:
   feature `test-dummy-unstable` is required
 
-  this Cargo does not support nightly features, but if you
-  switch to nightly channel you can add
-  `cargo-features = [\"test-dummy-unstable\"]` to enable this feature
+  The package requires the Cargo feature called `test-dummy-unstable`, \
+  but that feature is not stabilized in this version of Cargo (1.[..]).
+  Consider trying a newer version of Cargo (this may require the nightly release).
+  See https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/cargo/reference/unstable.html \
+  for more information about the status of this feature.
+",
+        )
+        .run();
+}
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn feature_required_dependency() {
+    // The feature has been stabilized by a future version of Cargo, and
+    // someone published something uses it, but this version of Cargo has not
+    // yet stabilized it. Don't suggest editing Cargo.toml, since published
+    // packages shouldn't be edited.
+    Package::new("bar", "1.0.0")
+        .file(
+            "Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+                [package]
+                name = "bar"
+                version = "0.1.0"
+                im-a-teapot = true
+            "#,
+        )
+        .file("src/lib.rs", "")
+        .publish();
+    let p = project()
+        .file(
+            "Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+                [package]
+                name = "foo"
+                version = "0.1.0"
+
+                [dependencies]
+                bar = "1.0"
+            "#,
+        )
+        .file("src/lib.rs", "")
+        .build();
+
+    p.cargo("build")
+        .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo()
+        .with_status(101)
+        .with_stderr(
+            "\
+[UPDATING] [..]
+[DOWNLOADING] [..]
+[DOWNLOADED] bar v1.0.0 [..]
+error: failed to download replaced source registry `https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index`
+
+Caused by:
+  failed to parse manifest at `[..]/bar-1.0.0/Cargo.toml`
+
+Caused by:
+  the `im-a-teapot` manifest key is unstable and may not work properly in England
+
+Caused by:
+  feature `test-dummy-unstable` is required
+
+  The package requires the Cargo feature called `test-dummy-unstable`, \
+  but that feature is not stabilized in this version of Cargo (1.[..]).
+  Consider trying a more recent nightly release.
+  See https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/cargo/reference/unstable.html \
+  for more information about the status of this feature.
+",
+        )
+        .run();
+
+    // Same, but stable.
+    p.cargo("build")
+        .with_status(101)
+        .with_stderr(
+            "\
+error: failed to download `bar v1.0.0`
+
+Caused by:
+  unable to get packages from source
+
+Caused by:
+  failed to download replaced source registry `https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index`
+
+Caused by:
+  failed to parse manifest at `[..]/bar-1.0.0/Cargo.toml`
+
+Caused by:
+  the `im-a-teapot` manifest key is unstable and may not work properly in England
+
+Caused by:
+  feature `test-dummy-unstable` is required
+
+  The package requires the Cargo feature called `test-dummy-unstable`, \
+  but that feature is not stabilized in this version of Cargo (1.[..]).
+  Consider trying a newer version of Cargo (this may require the nightly release).
+  See https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/cargo/reference/unstable.html \
+  for more information about the status of this feature.
 ",
         )
         .run();
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/edition.rs b/tests/testsuite/edition.rs
index e7510dc358e..01ba0263513 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/edition.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/edition.rs
@@ -71,9 +71,11 @@ fn edition_unstable_gated() {
 Caused by:
   feature `edition{next}` is required
 
-  this Cargo does not support nightly features, but if you
-  switch to nightly channel you can add
-  `cargo-features = [\"edition{next}\"]` to enable this feature
+  The package requires the Cargo feature called `edition{next}`, \
+  but that feature is not stabilized in this version of Cargo (1.[..]).
+  Consider trying a newer version of Cargo (this may require the nightly release).
+  See https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/cargo/reference/unstable.html#edition-{next} \
+  for more information about the status of this feature.
 ",
             next = next
         ))
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/metabuild.rs b/tests/testsuite/metabuild.rs
index 96fcbd75dd6..d37d09b6394 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/metabuild.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/metabuild.rs
@@ -25,14 +25,19 @@ fn metabuild_gated() {
     p.cargo("build")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo()
         .with_status(101)
-        .with_stderr_contains(
+        .with_stderr(
             "\
 error: failed to parse manifest at `[..]`
 
 Caused by:
   feature `metabuild` is required
 
-  consider adding `cargo-features = [\"metabuild\"]` to the manifest
+  The package requires the Cargo feature called `metabuild`, \
+  but that feature is not stabilized in this version of Cargo (1.[..]).
+  Consider adding `cargo-features = [\"metabuild\"]` to the top of Cargo.toml \
+  (above the [package] table) to tell Cargo you are opting in to use this unstable feature.
+  See https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/cargo/reference/unstable.html#metabuild \
+  for more information about the status of this feature.
 ",
         )
         .run();
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/profile_config.rs b/tests/testsuite/profile_config.rs
index c75c3a54497..f7e98add1f7 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/profile_config.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/profile_config.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ fn named_profile_gated() {
 Caused by:
   feature `named-profiles` is required
 
-  consider adding `cargo-features = [\"named-profiles\"]` to the manifest
+  The package requires the Cargo feature called `named-profiles`, \
+  but that feature is not stabilized in this version of Cargo (1.[..]).
+  Consider adding `cargo-features = [\"named-profiles\"]` to the top of Cargo.toml \
+  (above the [package] table) to tell Cargo you are opting in to use this unstable feature.
+  See https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/cargo/reference/unstable.html#custom-named-profiles \
+  for more information about the status of this feature.
 ",
         )
         .with_status(101)
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/profiles.rs b/tests/testsuite/profiles.rs
index 6ed10bc4a89..2e09d5c7e69 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/profiles.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/profiles.rs
@@ -539,7 +539,12 @@ fn strip_requires_cargo_feature() {
 Caused by:
   feature `strip` is required
 
-  consider adding `cargo-features = [\"strip\"]` to the manifest
+  The package requires the Cargo feature called `strip`, but that feature is \
+  not stabilized in this version of Cargo (1.[..]).
+  Consider adding `cargo-features = [\"strip\"]` to the top of Cargo.toml \
+  (above the [package] table) to tell Cargo you are opting in to use this unstable feature.
+  See https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/cargo/reference/unstable.html#profile-strip-option \
+  for more information about the status of this feature.
 ",
         )
         .run();
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/pub_priv.rs b/tests/testsuite/pub_priv.rs
index ba77e7f4a68..781716bb2e2 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/pub_priv.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/pub_priv.rs
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ fn requires_feature() {
         .file(
             "Cargo.toml",
             r#"
-
                 [package]
                 name = "foo"
                 version = "0.0.1"
@@ -153,7 +152,12 @@ error: failed to parse manifest at `[..]`
 Caused by:
   feature `public-dependency` is required
 
-  consider adding `cargo-features = [\"public-dependency\"]` to the manifest
+  The package requires the Cargo feature called `public-dependency`, \
+  but that feature is not stabilized in this version of Cargo (1.[..]).
+  Consider adding `cargo-features = [\"public-dependency\"]` to the top of Cargo.toml \
+  (above the [package] table) to tell Cargo you are opting in to use this unstable feature.
+  See https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/cargo/reference/unstable.html#public-dependency \
+  for more information about the status of this feature.
 ",
         )
         .run()
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/publish_lockfile.rs b/tests/testsuite/publish_lockfile.rs
index 7be995545f8..93cce13c835 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/publish_lockfile.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/publish_lockfile.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fn pl_manifest(name: &str, version: &str, extra: &str) -> String {
 }
 
 #[cargo_test]
-fn deprecated() {
+fn removed() {
     let p = project()
         .file(
             "Cargo.toml",
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ fn deprecated() {
 [ERROR] failed to parse manifest at [..]
 
 Caused by:
-  the cargo feature `publish-lockfile` has been removed
+  the cargo feature `publish-lockfile` has been removed in the 1.37 release
+
   Remove the feature from Cargo.toml to remove this error.
-  The publish-lockfile key [..]
-  See [..]
+  See https://doc.rust-lang.org/[..]cargo/reference/unstable.html#publish-lockfile [..]
 ",
         )
         .run();