diff --git a/compute_tools/src/migrations/0002-alter_roles.sql b/compute_tools/src/migrations/0002-alter_roles.sql
index 6cb49f873f..8fc371eb8f 100644
--- a/compute_tools/src/migrations/0002-alter_roles.sql
+++ b/compute_tools/src/migrations/0002-alter_roles.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+-- On December 8th, 2023, an engineering escalation (INC-110) was opened after
+-- it was found that BYPASSRLS was being applied to all roles.
+--
+-- PR that introduced the issue: https://github.com/neondatabase/neon/pull/5657
+-- Subsequent commit on main: https://github.com/neondatabase/neon/commit/ad99fa5f0393e2679e5323df653c508ffa0ac072
+--
+-- NOBYPASSRLS and INHERIT are the defaults for a Postgres role, but because it
+-- isn't easy to know if a Postgres cluster is affected by the issue, we need to
+-- keep the migration around for a long time, if not indefinitely, so any
+-- cluster can be fixed.
+--
+-- Branching is the gift that keeps on giving...
+
 DO $$
 DECLARE
     role_name text;