diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 62d8430..3f02c80 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@
     }
 }
 
-// Remove everything not under version control. This includes the .gradle
-// directory.
+// Remove everything not under version control. Unfortunately this *doesn't*
+// include the .gradle directory :(, but in hindsight that's not surprising.
 tasks.register<Exec>("deepClean") {
     description = "Remove all files not in Git."
     commandLine("git", "clean", "-fXd")