diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b2d1e9060..8bbe79d95 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -567,6 +567,8 @@
 
        The above seems to change the download page name but not any other
        properties that depend on the componentid.
+
+       N.B. The componentid is also used by the parent pom as part of the OSGI symbolic name.
     -->
     <commons.componentid>lang3</commons.componentid>
     <commons.module.name>org.apache.commons.lang3</commons.module.name>