diff --git a/dtool/src/dtoolbase/version.h b/dtool/src/dtoolbase/version.h
index 54e53b3b0a..60a1d15abc 100644
--- a/dtool/src/dtoolbase/version.h
+++ b/dtool/src/dtoolbase/version.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+/* instead of this stuff probably want to use link.exe /VERSION flag instead, which might make auto-incrementing build number a little easier */
+
 #define PANDA_VERSION_MAJOR                0
 #define PANDA_VERSION_MINOR                0
 #define PANDA_VERSION_BUILDSUBVERSION      0