diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-conda-test.yml b/.github/workflows/python-conda-test.yml
index d32a29d..5d09b9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-conda-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-conda-test.yml
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Configure setuptools-scm
       if: ${{ inputs.use-setuptools-scm }}
       run: |
+        # In v8.0.0, write_to was removed as a config option with no deprecation period
+        # write_to makes the _version.py file get written when you check the version
+        # we used it here to write out the file via "python -m setuptools_scm"
+        # it was replaced with version_file, which only writes during the build
         micromamba install "setuptools-scm<8.0.0"
         python -m setuptools_scm