diff --git a/srcpkgs/mit-krb5/template b/srcpkgs/mit-krb5/template
index 2ee2038f921..261581b8afe 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mit-krb5/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mit-krb5/template
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'mit-krb5'
+# if there is a bump in .so version,
+# also update srcpkgs/libgssglue/files/gssapi_mech.conf
 pkgname=mit-krb5
 version=1.17
 revision=3