diff --git a/games-emulation/pcsx2_patches/pcsx2_patches-0_p20240714.ebuild b/games-emulation/pcsx2_patches/pcsx2_patches-0_p20240714.ebuild
index fdf84ffdb9cb4..714bc58117f89 100644
--- a/games-emulation/pcsx2_patches/pcsx2_patches-0_p20240714.ebuild
+++ b/games-emulation/pcsx2_patches/pcsx2_patches-0_p20240714.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 EAPI=8
 
+# note: not "required" but should typically be bumped at same
+# time as pcsx2 to match the patches.zip shipped with it
+
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{10..13} )
 inherit python-any-r1
 
diff --git a/games-emulation/pcsx2_patches/pcsx2_patches-9999.ebuild b/games-emulation/pcsx2_patches/pcsx2_patches-9999.ebuild
index 5db2b6b2fda35..56f3ee5c5a2f6 100644
--- a/games-emulation/pcsx2_patches/pcsx2_patches-9999.ebuild
+++ b/games-emulation/pcsx2_patches/pcsx2_patches-9999.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 EAPI=8
 
+# note: not "required" but should typically be bumped at same
+# time as pcsx2 to match the patches.zip shipped with it
+
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{10..13} )
 inherit python-any-r1