diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4cb71e78f..07b9ddd88 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -69,5 +69,6 @@ type = [
 ]
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
-# We're not packaging at the root repo, but we need this declaration
-# to prevent warnings in some contexts.
+# We're not doing anything Python-related at the root level of the repo, but if this
+# declaration isn't here, tox commands run from the root directory raise a warning that
+# pyproject.toml doesn't contain a setuptools_scm section.