From 2f057528f294ae72561a3535652111e8343a6ba0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aman Gautam <amangautam2128@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:48:06 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Clarify dependencyManagement usage for multi-module builds

Signed-off-by: Aman Gautam <amangautam2128@gmail.com>
---
 pom.xml | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7bc85959f8..75425e346f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@
       <organizationUrl>https://kubernetes.io</organizationUrl>
     </developer>
   </developers>
+  <!--
+  NOTE:
+    Dependencies declared in dependencyManagement may appear unused in individual
+    modules, but are required to provide versions for child modules that declare
+    dependencies without explicit versions. Do not remove entries without verifying
+    all module POMs.
+-->
+
 
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>