diff --git a/sift/desktop.sls b/sift/desktop.sls
index e55709c..d4964fe 100644
--- a/sift/desktop.sls
+++ b/sift/desktop.sls
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ sift-desktop-version-file:
   file.managed:
     - name: /etc/sift-version
     - source:
-      - salt://sift/VERSION
+      - salt://sift/VERSION # note: this is here for when sift is a submoduled to salt://sift/
       - salt://VERSION
     - user: root
     - group: root