diff --git a/crates/tap-agent/Cargo.toml b/crates/tap-agent/Cargo.toml
index 1f15f0522..43e69b129 100644
--- a/crates/tap-agent/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/tap-agent/Cargo.toml
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ bon = "3.3"
 test-assets = { path = "../test-assets", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
+# Release-please breaks with cyclical dependencies if dev-dependencies
+# import the current crate. By doing this, we keep the feature flag enabled
+# while maintaining release-please happy.
 my-crate = { package = "indexer-tap-agent", path = ".", features = ["test"] }
 tempfile = "3.8.0"
 wiremock.workspace = true