diff --git a/conventions/src/main/kotlin/otel.bom-conventions.gradle.kts b/conventions/src/main/kotlin/otel.bom-conventions.gradle.kts
index fdb31a4550..59095271fc 100644
--- a/conventions/src/main/kotlin/otel.bom-conventions.gradle.kts
+++ b/conventions/src/main/kotlin/otel.bom-conventions.gradle.kts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ afterEvaluate {
   }
 }
 
+// this applies version numbers to the SDK bom and SDK alpha bom which are dependencies of the instrumentation boms
 evaluationDependsOn(":dependencyManagement")
 val dependencyManagementConf = configurations.create("dependencyManagement") {
   isCanBeConsumed = false