diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release-artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release-artifacts.yml
index a070c2d4..d5457768 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release-artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release-artifacts.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ env:
   # to prevent divergence between testing and release workflows.
   DEPS_ROOT_DIR: ~/_deps
 
+# We use Ninja as the generator for CMake below because it provides synchronous output by default,
+# and only shows full command lines when they fail.
+
 jobs:
   windows:
     runs-on: windows-2022
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index 1bd29ff3..46dd1799 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ defaults:
   run:
     shell: bash
 
+# We use Ninja as the generator for CMake below because it provides synchronous output by default,
+# and only shows full command lines when they fail.
+
 jobs:
   unix:
     strategy: