diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ea4139c..c6c305e6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# this is the main CMake file for wgrib2
+# 3/2024 wesley ebisuzaki, kyle gerheiser, 
+
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
 project(wgrib2 VERSION 3.1.4 LANGUAGES Fortran C)