diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-language-linter.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-language-linter.yml
index 93e1ce9c67..ebdf5c3528 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-language-linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-language-linter.yml
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ jobs:
       - uses: errata-ai/vale-action@reviewdog
         with:
           reporter: github-pr-check
+          version: 3.9.2 # temp
diff --git a/docs/source/data/how_to_create_a_custom_dataset.md b/docs/source/data/how_to_create_a_custom_dataset.md
index 7f39987dd7..43536fbf82 100644
--- a/docs/source/data/how_to_create_a_custom_dataset.md
+++ b/docs/source/data/how_to_create_a_custom_dataset.md
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ This typing is optional however, and defaults to `Any` type.
 
 The `_EPHEMERAL` boolean attribute in `AbstractDataset` indicates if a dataset is persistent. For example, in the case of {py:class}`~kedro.io.MemoryDataset`, which is not persistent, it is set to True. By default, `_EPHEMERAL` is set to False.
 
+```{note}
+The parameter to specify the location of the data file/folder must be called either `filename`, `filepath`, or `path` in the constructor function of the custom dataset class to comply with the Kedro convention.
+```
+
 Here is an example skeleton for `ImageDataset`:
 
 <details>