diff --git a/contrib/make/release.mk b/contrib/make/release.mk
index 626a4d5cb..5a290210f 100644
--- a/contrib/make/release.mk
+++ b/contrib/make/release.mk
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 PACKAGE_NAME		  := github.com/NibiruChain/nibiru
 GOLANG_CROSS_VERSION  ?= v1.19.4
 
+# The `make release` command is running a Docker container with the image 
+# `gorelease/goreleaser-cross:${GOLANG_CROSS_VERSION}`. This command:
+# `-v "$(CURDIR)":/go/src/$(PACKAGE_NAME)`: mounts the current directory 
+# `release --clean`: executes the release inside the directory
 release:
 	docker run \
 		--rm \