diff --git a/cmd/whitesourceExecuteScan_generated.go b/cmd/whitesourceExecuteScan_generated.go
index 8f47562c61..e5e93dc2e1 100644
--- a/cmd/whitesourceExecuteScan_generated.go
+++ b/cmd/whitesourceExecuteScan_generated.go
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ func addWhitesourceExecuteScanFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, stepConfig *whitesourceE
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.ProjectSettingsFile, "projectSettingsFile", os.Getenv("PIPER_projectSettingsFile"), "Path to the mvn settings file that should be used as project settings file.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.GlobalSettingsFile, "globalSettingsFile", os.Getenv("PIPER_globalSettingsFile"), "Path to the mvn settings file that should be used as global settings file.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.M2Path, "m2Path", os.Getenv("PIPER_m2Path"), "Path to the location of the local repository that should be used.")
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&stepConfig.InstallArtifacts, "installArtifacts", false, "If enabled, it will install all artifacts to the local maven repository to make them available before running whitesource. This is required if any maven module has dependencies to other modules in the repository and they were not installed before.")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&stepConfig.InstallArtifacts, "installArtifacts", false, "If enabled, all artifacts will be installed to the local Maven repository to ensure availability before running WhiteSource. Currently, this parameter is not honored in whitesourceExecuteScan step, as it is internally managed by UA with the 'runPreStep'. In the future, this parameter will be honored based on the individual build tool.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.DefaultNpmRegistry, "defaultNpmRegistry", os.Getenv("PIPER_defaultNpmRegistry"), "URL of the npm registry to use. Defaults to https://registry.npmjs.org/")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.GithubToken, "githubToken", os.Getenv("PIPER_githubToken"), "GitHub personal access token as per https://help.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token-for-the-command-line")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&stepConfig.CreateResultIssue, "createResultIssue", false, "Activate creation of a result issue in GitHub.")
diff --git a/resources/metadata/whitesourceExecuteScan.yaml b/resources/metadata/whitesourceExecuteScan.yaml
index bec8dab595..8f22e42257 100644
--- a/resources/metadata/whitesourceExecuteScan.yaml
+++ b/resources/metadata/whitesourceExecuteScan.yaml
@@ -524,8 +524,9 @@ spec:
       - name: installArtifacts
         type: bool
         description:
-          "If enabled, it will install all artifacts to the local maven repository to make them available before running whitesource.
-          This is required if any maven module has dependencies to other modules in the repository and they were not installed before."
+          "If enabled, all artifacts will be installed to the local Maven repository to ensure availability before running WhiteSource.
+          Currently, this parameter is not honored in whitesourceExecuteScan step, as it is internally managed by UA with the 'runPreStep'.
+          In the future, this parameter will be honored based on the individual build tool."
         scope:
           - GENERAL
           - STEPS