diff --git a/scripts/build-requirements.txt b/scripts/build-requirements.txt
index 065c9fab95..8a07fdde86 100644
--- a/scripts/build-requirements.txt
+++ b/scripts/build-requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+# NOTE: using strict version due to
+# https://github.com/iterative/dvc/issues/7949
 PyInstaller==5.0