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diff --git a/include/git2/refs.h b/include/git2/refs.h
index 82c5d8881..32671aa66 100644
--- a/include/git2/refs.h
+++ b/include/git2/refs.h
@@ -183,6 +183,11 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_reference_set_oid(git_reference *ref, const git_oid *id);
* If the `force` flag is not enabled, and there's already
* a reference with the given name, the renaming will fail.
*
+ * IMPORTANT:
+ * The user needs to write a proper reflog entry if the
+ * reflog is enabled for the repository. We only rename
+ * the reflog if it exists.
+ *
* @param ref The reference to rename
* @param new_name The new name for the reference
* @param force Overwrite an existing reference