diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index b0a785db..390fb6d3 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ defmodule Microwaveprop.MixProject do
       # --unpack`) into vendor/, then commit.
       {:oban_met, "~> 1.0", path: "vendor/oban_met", override: true},
       {:oban_pro, "~> 1.7", path: "vendor/oban_pro"},
+      # Note: override: true on oban_web is required because live_table
+      # transitively pulls `oban_web ~> 2.11` from hexpm; without the
+      # override mix tries to resolve from hex and fails. towerops-web
+      # doesn't have live_table so it doesn't need the override.
       {:oban_web, "~> 2.12", path: "vendor/oban_web", override: true},
       {:credo, "~> 1.7", only: [:dev, :test], runtime: false},
       {:nx, "~> 0.9", only: [:dev, :test]},