diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/gomplate/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/gomplate/default.nix
index e6a99d1eeae6..e28836ffed21 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/gomplate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/gomplate/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "gomplate";
   version = "3.11.5";
 
+  # gomplate is currently built w/ go 1.19 (see pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix), but
+  # it seems the reported "go 1.20 build failure" does no longer occurr.
+  # TODO remove indication to use go 1.19 in pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix when next upgrading gomplate
+
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "hairyhenderson";
     repo = pname;