diff --git a/.github/workflows/cargo.yml b/.github/workflows/cargo.yml
index 119bfb9aa6453e..37096d3be6808a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cargo.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cargo.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: "v0.8.1"
 
+      # took the workaround from https://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl/issues/2149
       - name: Set Perl environment variables
         if: runner.os == 'Windows'
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/release-artifacts.yml
index ed5472504e5778..1966d59ab1a246 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-artifacts.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git checkout ${{ inputs.commit }}
 
+      # took the workaround from https://github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl/issues/2149
       - name: Set Perl environment variables
         run: |
           echo "PERL=$((where.exe perl)[0])" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append -Encoding utf8