diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/com.iqser.red.service.java-conventions.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/com.iqser.red.service.java-conventions.gradle.kts
index eca04548..4cfc282e 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/com.iqser.red.service.java-conventions.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/com.iqser.red.service.java-conventions.gradle.kts
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ pmd {
 }
 
 tasks.checkstyleMain {
-    exclude("**/data/**")
+    exclude("**/data/**") // ignore generated proto files
 }
 
 tasks.pmdMain {
     pmd.ruleSetFiles = files("${rootDir}/config/pmd/pmd.xml")
-    exclude("**/data/**")
+    exclude("**/data/**") // ignore generated proto files
 }
 
 tasks.pmdTest {