diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index 72f7b77..405c6e2 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ Now, it's time to start using Asciidoctor!
 
 Create a file named asciidoctor-test.rb and populate it with the following code:
 
+// combine these lines once GitHub's AsciiDoc rendering is fixed (again)
+
   require 'asciidoctor'
 
   content = "= My First Document\n\nRender me some **HTML**!"