diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
index d28dcc4e..6944ec3e 100644
--- a/.clang-format
+++ b/.clang-format
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This file is centrally managed in https://github.com/<organization>/.github/
+# Don't make changes to this file in this repo as they will be overwritten with changes made to the same file in
+# the above-mentioned repo.
+
 # Generated from CLion C/C++ Code Style settings
 BasedOnStyle: LLVM
 AccessModifierOffset: -2