diff --git a/mx.fastr/mx_fastr_dists.py b/mx.fastr/mx_fastr_dists.py
index ee304ad2356c0554e79e9de0b7a9e701556becc8..cc61f43d3d154df7e6d04a46e45612fcfd97b427 100644
--- a/mx.fastr/mx_fastr_dists.py
+++ b/mx.fastr/mx_fastr_dists.py
@@ -299,4 +299,17 @@ mx_sdk.register_graalvm_component(mx_sdk.GraalVmLanguage(
         'bin/R',
     ],
     include_in_polyglot=False,
+    post_install_msg="NOTES:\n---------------\n" +
+"Some R packages need a system-dependent configuration before they can be installed. " +
+"A generic configuration that works out of the box in most cases is provided by default. " +
+"If you wish to fine-tune the configuration to your system or should you encounter any " +
+"issues during R package installation, try running the following script that adjusts " +
+"the configuration to your system: \n" +
+"    ${graalvm_home}/jre/languages/R/bin/configure_fastr\n\n" +
+"The R component comes without native image by default. If you wish to build the native image, " +
+"which provides faster startup, but slightly slower peak performance, then run the following:\n" +
+"   ${graalvm_home}/jre/languages/R/bin/install_r_native_image\n\n" +
+"The native image is then used by default. Pass '--jvm' flag to the R or Rscript launchers to " +
+"use JVM instead of the native image.\n\n" +
+"See http://www.graalvm.org/docs/reference-manual/languages/r for more."
 ))
diff --git a/mx.fastr/suite.py b/mx.fastr/suite.py
index 6eaff94f25cbb4f111ef35d084a6eca7bcf657fb..5896701801c567d65be50a5652d191aeff455d8f 100644
--- a/mx.fastr/suite.py
+++ b/mx.fastr/suite.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ suite = {
             {
                "name" : "truffle",
                "subdir" : True,
-               "version" : "205700799d38cc5adb239f5f6f1fce091b6cabb7",
+               "version" : "822da2f5e092931e236885be3cc6e9cac35b5c7a",
                "urls" : [
                     {"url" : "https://github.com/graalvm/graal", "kind" : "git"},
                     {"url" : "https://curio.ssw.jku.at/nexus/content/repositories/snapshots", "kind" : "binary"},