diff --git a/linkerd/app/outbound/src/lib.rs b/linkerd/app/outbound/src/lib.rs
index e446a85c3..dba89df2a 100644
--- a/linkerd/app/outbound/src/lib.rs
+++ b/linkerd/app/outbound/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 //!
 //! The outbound proxy is responsible for routing traffic from the local application to other hosts.
 
+// XXX(kate): change a rust file to prevent ci from skipping jobs.
+
 #![deny(rust_2018_idioms, clippy::disallowed_methods, clippy::disallowed_types)]
 #![allow(opaque_hidden_inferred_bound)]
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]