diff --git a/templates/70-persistent-net.rules b/templates/70-persistent-net.rules
index 2495153..a62de25 100644
--- a/templates/70-persistent-net.rules
+++ b/templates/70-persistent-net.rules
@@ -1 +1 @@
-# this file is entirely compiled dynamically
+# this file is dynamic and managed by wit-network-config, any changes will be lost
diff --git a/templates/frr.conf.wit b/templates/frr.conf.wit
index 41fc007..145bfe7 100644
--- a/templates/frr.conf.wit
+++ b/templates/frr.conf.wit
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+!!# this file is dynamic and managed by wit-network-config, any changes will be lost
+
 frr defaults datacenter
 username cumulus nopassword
 !
diff --git a/templates/interfaces b/templates/interfaces
index 2495153..a62de25 100644
--- a/templates/interfaces
+++ b/templates/interfaces
@@ -1 +1 @@
-# this file is entirely compiled dynamically
+# this file is dynamic and managed by wit-network-config, any changes will be lost
diff --git a/templates/ipsec.conf.wit b/templates/ipsec.conf.wit
index 52c16a2..b4b12ca 100644
--- a/templates/ipsec.conf.wit
+++ b/templates/ipsec.conf.wit
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# this file is dynamic and managed by wit-network-config, any changes will be lost
+
 config setup
     #strictcrlpolicy = yes
     cachecrls = yes
diff --git a/templates/ipsec.secrets.wit b/templates/ipsec.secrets.wit
index e6608d7..d5c8be9 100644
--- a/templates/ipsec.secrets.wit
+++ b/templates/ipsec.secrets.wit
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+# this file is dynamic and managed by wit-network-config, any changes will be lost
 : RSA FQDNHOSTNAME.key
diff --git a/templates/wit-swanctl.conf b/templates/wit-swanctl.conf
index 8635f64..9b73228 100644
--- a/templates/wit-swanctl.conf
+++ b/templates/wit-swanctl.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# this file is dynamic and managed by wit-network-config, any changes will be lost
+
 connections {
     loopback4 {
         local_addrs = LOOPBACKv4