diff --git a/plugin.template.xml b/plugin.template.xml
index 1ee4b0d0..5524e381 100644
--- a/plugin.template.xml
+++ b/plugin.template.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-<!--EDIT plugin.template.xml NOT plugin.xml. plugin.xml WILL BE OVERWRITTEN BY GULP -->
-
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--The MIT License (MIT)
 
@@ -28,6 +26,8 @@ SOFTWARE.
         id="io.branch.sdk"
         version="2.4.0">
 
+    <!-- DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE. MAKE ALL CHANGES TO plugin.template.xml INSTEAD -->
+
     <name>branch-cordova-sdk</name>
     <description>Branch SDK Plugin</description>
     <license>Apache 2.0</license>
diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index 1fac340a..c22c016c 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-<!--EDIT plugin.template.xml NOT plugin.xml. plugin.xml WILL BE OVERWRITTEN BY GULP -->
-
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--The MIT License (MIT)
 
@@ -28,6 +26,8 @@ SOFTWARE.
         id="io.branch.sdk"
         version="2.4.0">
 
+    <!-- DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE. MAKE ALL CHANGES TO plugin.template.xml INSTEAD -->
+
     <name>branch-cordova-sdk</name>
     <description>Branch SDK Plugin</description>
     <license>Apache 2.0</license>