diff --git a/bukkit/build.gradle b/bukkit/build.gradle
index 617c47a76..702537d6d 100644
--- a/bukkit/build.gradle
+++ b/bukkit/build.gradle
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile project(':common')
 
     compileOnly 'com.destroystokyo.paper:paper-api:1.15.2-R0.1-SNAPSHOT'
-    compileOnly 'me.lucko:adventure-platform-bukkit:4.0.0'
+    compileOnly 'me.lucko:adventure-platform-bukkit:4.0.0' // re: this artifact - see note in common/build.gradle
     compileOnly 'me.lucko:commodore:1.7'
     compileOnly('net.milkbowl.vault:VaultAPI:1.6') {
         exclude(module: 'bukkit')
diff --git a/bungee/build.gradle b/bungee/build.gradle
index c23251584..20dc9ab23 100644
--- a/bungee/build.gradle
+++ b/bungee/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile project(':common')
 
     compileOnly 'net.md-5:bungeecord-api:1.15-SNAPSHOT'
-    compileOnly 'me.lucko:adventure-platform-bungeecord:4.0.0'
+    compileOnly 'me.lucko:adventure-platform-bungeecord:4.0.0' // re: this artifact - see note in common/build.gradle
     compileOnly 'com.imaginarycode.minecraft:RedisBungee:0.4'
 
     // migration plugins
diff --git a/common/build.gradle b/common/build.gradle
index 33d2551bf..81580959d 100644
--- a/common/build.gradle
+++ b/common/build.gradle
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 dependencies {
     compile project(':api')
-
     compile 'org.checkerframework:checker-qual:2.5.5'
+
+    // This is a special re-packaged version of 'net.kyori:adventure-*' for our own use.
+    // Don't use it in other projects, you want the net.kyori version instead.
+    // See here for more info: https://github.com/KyoriPowered/adventure
     compile('me.lucko:adventure-api:4.0.0') {
         exclude(module: 'checker-qual')
     }
+
     compile('net.kyori:event-api:3.0.0') {
         exclude(module: 'checker-qual')
         exclude(module: 'guava')
diff --git a/sponge/build.gradle b/sponge/build.gradle
index 1414829a8..8f2094f4d 100644
--- a/sponge/build.gradle
+++ b/sponge/build.gradle
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dependencies {
         exclude(module: 'configurate-gson')
         exclude(module: 'configurate-yaml')
     }
-    compileOnly 'me.lucko:adventure-platform-spongeapi:4.0.0'
+    compileOnly 'me.lucko:adventure-platform-spongeapi:4.0.0' // re: this artifact - see note in common/build.gradle
 }
 
 blossom {