diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8b190c671..328f4b3c8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 
+# This file is managed by the cookiecutter templates.
+# Do not edit manually
 LANGUAGES=de
 GLUE_PLUGINS=$(notdir $(wildcard pulp-glue/src/pulp_glue/*))
 CLI_PLUGINS=$(notdir $(wildcard src/pulpcore/cli/*))
diff --git a/cookiecutter/ci/{{ cookiecutter.__project_name }}/Makefile b/cookiecutter/ci/{{ cookiecutter.__project_name }}/Makefile
index 0dda06e4f..f55995571 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/ci/{{ cookiecutter.__project_name }}/Makefile	
+++ b/cookiecutter/ci/{{ cookiecutter.__project_name }}/Makefile	
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {%- set src_infix = "src/" if cookiecutter.src_layout else "" %}
+# This file is managed by the cookiecutter templates.
+# Do not edit manually
+
 {%- if cookiecutter.translations %}
 LANGUAGES=de
 {%- endif %}