diff --git a/certbot-nginx/setup.py b/certbot-nginx/setup.py
index 93531680f..1ddce4108 100644
--- a/certbot-nginx/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-nginx/setup.py
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ from setuptools import setup
 version = '5.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
+    # We specify the minimum certbot version as the current plugin
+    # version for simplicity. See
+    # https://github.com/certbot/certbot/issues/8761 for more info.
     f'certbot[nginx]>={version}',
 ]