diff --git a/pkg/grpc/proto/doc.go b/pkg/grpc/proto/doc.go
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+// Package proto contains the generated backend RPC types.
+//
+// Keep this declaration in source control so go mod tidy can resolve the local
+// package before make protogen-go generates its implementation. Dependabot runs
+// module discovery without running code generation.
+package proto