diff --git a/docs/source/configuration.rst b/docs/source/configuration.rst
index 7701ffa1e4cfcab8542b276eda1f5c8e4f8b3e1a..cf88d3c48de1e9306be711f9260465db41508e44 100644
--- a/docs/source/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/source/configuration.rst
@@ -57,3 +57,4 @@ this configuration is done using a path::
   ristretto-signing-key-path = /path/to/signing.key
 
 The signing key is the keystone secret to the entire system and must be managed with extreme care to prevent unintended disclosure.
+If things go well a future version of ZKAPAuthorizer will remove the requirement that the signing key be distributed to storage servers.