diff --git a/static/include/metajson.md b/static/include/metajson.md
index 7c90a3da68..6edf8c3509 100644
--- a/static/include/metajson.md
+++ b/static/include/metajson.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Do not change the module_id.
Deprecated. An array of objects describing the {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="model" text="models" >}} provided by your module. Specified models are ignored. Models are inferred from the module itself.
+An array of objects describing the {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="model" text="models" >}} provided by your module. Models are inferred from the module itself during Cloud Build, so this field can be omitted if using `viam module build start` to build your module. Running `viam module update-models` locally through the CLI will also auto-populate this section.