diff --git a/checks/cii_best_practices.go b/checks/cii_best_practices.go
index ecc8d5be448..44abaf3b543 100644
--- a/checks/cii_best_practices.go
+++ b/checks/cii_best_practices.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ const (
 	// CheckCIIBestPractices is the registered name for CIIBestPractices.
 	CheckCIIBestPractices = "CII-Best-Practices"
 	silverScore           = 7
+	// Note: if this value is changed, please update the action's threshold score 
+	// https://github.com/ossf/scorecard-action/blob/main/policies/template.yml#L61.
 	passingScore          = 5
 	inProgressScore       = 2
 )