diff --git a/go/extractor/dbscheme/dbscheme.go b/go/extractor/dbscheme/dbscheme.go
index 923fda859dba..ac0b32f13740 100644
--- a/go/extractor/dbscheme/dbscheme.go
+++ b/go/extractor/dbscheme/dbscheme.go
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ func AddDefaultSnippet(snippet string) bool {
 
 // PrintDbScheme prints the schema of this database to the writer `w`
 func PrintDbScheme(w io.Writer) {
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "/** Auto-generated dbscheme; do not edit. */\n\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "/** Auto-generated dbscheme; do not edit. Run `go-gen-dbscheme` or `make ql/lib/go.dbscheme` to regenerate. */\n\n")
 	for _, snippet := range defaultSnippets {
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\n", snippet)
 	}
diff --git a/go/ql/lib/go.dbscheme b/go/ql/lib/go.dbscheme
index a58b81b1b4c4..7ddfa1b46521 100644
--- a/go/ql/lib/go.dbscheme
+++ b/go/ql/lib/go.dbscheme
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/** Auto-generated dbscheme; do not edit. */
+/** Auto-generated dbscheme; do not edit. Run `go-gen-dbscheme` or `make ql/lib/go.dbscheme` to regenerate. */
 
 
 /** Duplicate code **/