diff --git a/plugins/code-coverage-backend/README.md b/plugins/code-coverage-backend/README.md
index 3229dc940f..157b5e8ddb 100644
--- a/plugins/code-coverage-backend/README.md
+++ b/plugins/code-coverage-backend/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ There's a feature to only include files that are in VCS in the coverage report,
 backstage.io/code-coverage: scm-only
 ```
 
-Note: This requires the [`backstage.io/source-location` annotation](https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-catalog/well-known-annotations#backstageiosource-location) to be set.
+Note: It may be required to set the [`backstage.io/source-location` annotation](https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-catalog/well-known-annotations#backstageiosource-location), however this should generally not be needed.
 
 ## API
 
diff --git a/plugins/code-coverage/README.md b/plugins/code-coverage/README.md
index b93ad7a091..c271b9ff36 100644
--- a/plugins/code-coverage/README.md
+++ b/plugins/code-coverage/README.md
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ There's a feature to only include files that are in VCS in the coverage report,
 backstage.io/code-coverage: scm-only
 ```
 
-Note: This requires the [`backstage.io/source-location` annotation](https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-catalog/well-known-annotations#backstageiosource-location) to be set.
+Note: It may be required to set the [`backstage.io/source-location` annotation](https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-catalog/well-known-annotations#backstageiosource-location), however this should generally not be needed.