diff --git a/docs/mdsource/recording.source.md b/docs/mdsource/recording.source.md
index 37924ca8f7..f543c2fde9 100644
--- a/docs/mdsource/recording.source.md
+++ b/docs/mdsource/recording.source.md
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ To avoid grouping use [Stop](#stop).
 
 Recording can be grouped by an identifier.
 
+The identifier should be statically unique. For example a fully qualified test name or a GUID.
+
 snippet: RecordingIdentifier
 
 Results in:
diff --git a/docs/recording.md b/docs/recording.md
index d0b953faaf..137857f7ac 100644
--- a/docs/recording.md
+++ b/docs/recording.md
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ To avoid grouping use [Stop](#stop).
 
 Recording can be grouped by an identifier.
 
+The identifier should be statically unique. For example a fully qualified test name or a GUID.
+
 <!-- snippet: RecordingIdentifier -->
 <a id='snippet-RecordingIdentifier'></a>
 ```cs
diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index e6c52e3232..6387a9dbf1 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <NoWarn>CS1591;CS0649;xUnit1026;xUnit1013;CS1573;VerifyTestsProjectDir;VerifySetParameters;PolyFillTargetsForNuget</NoWarn>
-    <Version>26.1.1</Version>
+    <Version>26.1.2</Version>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
     <AssemblyVersion>1.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
diff --git a/src/Verify/Recording/Recording_Named.cs b/src/Verify/Recording/Recording_Named.cs
index a9b436e66f..00c6232ce9 100644
--- a/src/Verify/Recording/Recording_Named.cs
+++ b/src/Verify/Recording/Recording_Named.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 public static partial class Recording
 {
+    // The identifier should be statically unique. For example a fully qualified test name or a GUID.
+    // so it is ok for this to be shared state
     static ConcurrentDictionary<string, State> namedState = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 
     public static void Add(string identifier, string name, object item) =>