diff --git a/docs/reference/edot-collector/components.md b/docs/reference/edot-collector/components.md
index 6b66d57fde2..77784e5f799 100644
--- a/docs/reference/edot-collector/components.md
+++ b/docs/reference/edot-collector/components.md
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ The {{edot}} (EDOT) Collector includes embedded Collector components from the [O
 
 The components included in the EDOT Collector are categorized into **[Core]** and **[Extended]** components. The following table describes the current components included in the EDOT Collector, their source, and support status.
 
+% The following table is automatically generated from the EDOT Collector source code.
+% Automation is handled by /docs/scripts/update-docs/update-components-docs.py, which
+% reads the go.mod file, the core-components.yaml file, and then generates the table.
+% Note that while this runs on `main`, the table is updated based on the latest released version.
+
 % start:edot-collector-components-table
 ## List of components
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/edot-collector/custom-collector.md b/docs/reference/edot-collector/custom-collector.md
index 099b3f18281..95a4e44d706 100644
--- a/docs/reference/edot-collector/custom-collector.md
+++ b/docs/reference/edot-collector/custom-collector.md
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ Create a builder configuration file,`builder-config.yml`, to define the custom C
 
 The following example, `builder-config.yml`, contains the components needed to send your telemetry data to Elastic Observability. For more information on these components, refer to the [components](/reference/edot-collector/components.md) documentation. Keep or remove components from the example configuration file to fit your needs.
 
+% The following OCB configuration is automatically generated from the EDOT Collector source code.
+% Automation is handled by /docs/scripts/update-docs/update-components-docs.py, which
+% reads the go.mod file and then generates the OCB configuration.
+% Note that while this runs on `main`, the OCB configuration is updated based on the latest released version.
+
 % start:edot-collector-components-ocb
 This OCB configuration is for EDOT Collector version 9.1.4.