diff --git a/backend/python/faster-whisper/Makefile b/backend/python/faster-whisper/Makefile
index f6b9ddc6c..36c5603fc 100644
--- a/backend/python/faster-whisper/Makefile
+++ b/backend/python/faster-whisper/Makefile
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ protogen-clean:
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean: protogen-clean
-	rm -rf venv __pycache__
\ No newline at end of file
+	rm -rf venv __pycache__
+# trigger per-arch+merge rebuild for faster-whisper pilot