diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 96c110a..fac41dc 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ repos:
               [.]flake8[.]cython$|
               meta[.]yaml$|
               setup[.]cfg$
+      - id: verify-alpha-spec
   - repo: https://github.com/rapidsai/dependency-file-generator
     rev: v1.15.1
     hooks:
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 530d295..2a71d15 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ files:
   all:
     output: [conda]
     matrix:
+      # CUDA versions match PyTorch releases, not RAPIDS
+      # ref: https://pytorch.org/get-started/locally/
       cuda: ["11.8", "12.1", "12.4"]
       arch: [x86_64]
     includes: