diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index a7cb9e51dc51..7326073574fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ jobs:
           cargo check --workspace --benches --features avro,jit,scheduler,json
       - name: Check Cargo.lock for datafusion-cli
         run: |
+          # If this test fails, try running `cargo update` in the `datafusion-cli` directory
           cargo check --manifest-path datafusion-cli/Cargo.toml --locked
 
   # test the crate