diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# rio 1.2.3
+
+* Fix #453, don't nudge the user to install all suggested packages
+
 # rio 1.2.2
 
 * Fix #447 - remove an ancient artefact of Vignette generation, h/t Tim Taylor for the help.
diff --git a/README.Rmd b/README.Rmd
index fa25cf0..cc04056 100644
--- a/README.Rmd
+++ b/README.Rmd
@@ -81,7 +81,13 @@ export(list(mtcars = mtcars, iris = iris), file = "mtcars.xlsx")
 
 ## Supported file formats
 
-**rio** supports a wide range of file formats. To keep the package slim, several formats are supported via "Suggests" packages, which are not installed (or loaded) by default. To ensure rio is fully functional, install these packages the first time you use **rio** via:
+**rio** supports a wide range of file formats. To keep the package slim, several formats are supported via "Suggests" packages, which are not installed (or loaded) by default. You can check which formats are **not** supported via:
+
+```R
+show_unsupported_formats()
+```
+
+You can install the suggested packages individually, depending your own needs. If you want to install all suggested packages:
 
 ```R
 install_formats()
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a9d2aae..4fc1aab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -117,8 +117,15 @@ export(list(mtcars = mtcars, iris = iris), file = "mtcars.xlsx")
 
 **rio** supports a wide range of file formats. To keep the package slim,
 several formats are supported via “Suggests” packages, which are not
-installed (or loaded) by default. To ensure rio is fully functional,
-install these packages the first time you use **rio** via:
+installed (or loaded) by default. You can check which formats are
+**not** supported via:
+
+``` r
+show_unsupported_formats()
+```
+
+You can install the suggested packages individually, depending your own
+needs. If you want to install all suggested packages:
 
 ``` r
 install_formats()