diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3bec00f5d40..68486fc3d35 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ nvim
 
 spell/
 
-# You likely want to comment this, since it's recommended to track lazy-lock.json in version
-# control, see https://lazy.folke.io/usage/lockfile
-# For kickstart, it makes sense to leave it ignored.
+# In your personal fork, you likely want to comment this, since it's recommended to track
+# lazy-lock.json in version control - see https://lazy.folke.io/usage/lockfile
+# For the official `nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim` git repository, we leave it ignored to avoid unneeded
+# merge conflicts.
 lazy-lock.json
 
 .DS_Store