diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract.html b/spring-cloud-contract.html
index 656599e39a..4b66faca58 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract.html
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract.html
@@ -4139,6 +4139,7 @@ For both Maven and Gradle the setup comes out of the box. But you can customize
 <spring.cloud.contract.verifier.skip>true</spring.cloud.contract.verifier.skip>
 
 <!-- Next add the assembly plugin to your build -->
+<!-- we want the assembly plugin to generate the JAR -->
 <plugin>
 	<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 	<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>