diff --git a/codegen/masm/Cargo.toml b/codegen/masm/Cargo.toml
index 507432f96..e26859dd2 100644
--- a/codegen/masm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/codegen/masm/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ smallvec.workspace = true
 thiserror.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-# Use local paths for dev-only dependency to avoid relying on crates.io during packaging
+# NOTE: Use local paths for dev-only dependency to avoid relying on crates.io during packaging
 midenc-expect-test = { path = "../../tools/expect-test" }
 proptest.workspace = true
 midenc-log = { path = "../../midenc-log" }
diff --git a/dialects/hir/Cargo.toml b/dialects/hir/Cargo.toml
index 3070664d0..b277e153d 100644
--- a/dialects/hir/Cargo.toml
+++ b/dialects/hir/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ midenc-hir-analysis.workspace = true
 midenc-hir-transform.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-# Use local paths for dev-only dependency to avoid relying on crates.io during packaging
+# NOTE: Use local paths for dev-only dependency to avoid relying on crates.io during packaging
 midenc-dialect-scf = { path = "../scf" }
 midenc-expect-test = { path = "../../tools/expect-test" }
 litcheck.workspace = true
diff --git a/dialects/scf/Cargo.toml b/dialects/scf/Cargo.toml
index 45b59e3da..20a1d0daf 100644
--- a/dialects/scf/Cargo.toml
+++ b/dialects/scf/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ midenc-hir-transform.workspace = true
 bitvec.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-# Use local paths for dev-only dependency to avoid relying on crates.io during packaging
+# NOTE: Use local paths for dev-only dependency to avoid relying on crates.io during packaging
 midenc-expect-test = { path = "../../tools/expect-test" }
 midenc-log = { path = "../../midenc-log" }
diff --git a/frontend/wasm/Cargo.toml b/frontend/wasm/Cargo.toml
index be2179c25..c0366bc4f 100644
--- a/frontend/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frontend/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ wasmparser.workspace = true
 wasmprinter = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-# Use local paths for dev-only dependency to avoid relying on crates.io during packaging
+# NOTE: Use local paths for dev-only dependency to avoid relying on crates.io during packaging
 wat.workspace = true
 midenc-expect-test = { path = "../../tools/expect-test" }
diff --git a/hir-analysis/Cargo.toml b/hir-analysis/Cargo.toml
index 6f954ae97..658821f05 100644
--- a/hir-analysis/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hir-analysis/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ log.workspace = true
 midenc-hir.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
+# NOTE: Use local paths for dev-only dependency to avoid relying on crates.io during packaging
 midenc-dialect-hir = { path = "../dialects/hir" }
 midenc-dialect-arith = { path = "../dialects/arith" }
 midenc-dialect-cf = { path = "../dialects/cf" }
diff --git a/hir-transform/Cargo.toml b/hir-transform/Cargo.toml
index 9869f26f9..205d514ba 100644
--- a/hir-transform/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hir-transform/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ midenc-hir-analysis.workspace = true
 midenc-session.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
+# NOTE: Use local paths for dev-only dependency to avoid relying on crates.io during packaging
 litcheck.workspace = true
 litcheck-filecheck.workspace = true
 midenc-dialect-arith = { path = "../dialects/arith" }
diff --git a/hir/Cargo.toml b/hir/Cargo.toml
index 96299bf6c..89fd213a6 100644
--- a/hir/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hir/Cargo.toml
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ smallvec.workspace = true
 thiserror.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-# Use local paths for dev-only dependency to avoid relying on crates.io during packaging
+# NOTE: Use local paths for dev-only dependency to avoid relying on crates.io during packaging
 pretty_assertions = "1.0"
-midenc-log.workspace = true
+midenc-log = { path = "../midenc-log" }
diff --git a/midenc-log/Cargo.toml b/midenc-log/Cargo.toml
index 6d072a61a..74c7914c4 100644
--- a/midenc-log/Cargo.toml
+++ b/midenc-log/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@ jiff = { version = "0.2.3", default-features = false, features = ["std"], option
 regex = { version = "1.0", default-features = false, features = ["std", "perf"], optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
+# NOTE: Use local paths for dev-only dependency to avoid relying on crates.io during packaging
 snapbox = "0.6"
diff --git a/sdk/base-macros/Cargo.toml b/sdk/base-macros/Cargo.toml
index f8b8f827a..c01f35e4b 100644
--- a/sdk/base-macros/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sdk/base-macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ wit-bindgen-core = "0.46"
 wit-bindgen-rust = { version = "0.46", default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-# Use local paths for dev-only dependency to avoid relying on crates.io during packaging
+# NOTE: Use local paths for dev-only dependency to avoid relying on crates.io during packaging
 miden-protocol = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
diff --git a/sdk/field-repr/tests/Cargo.toml b/sdk/field-repr/tests/Cargo.toml
index fefde33cf..d95bac27f 100644
--- a/sdk/field-repr/tests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sdk/field-repr/tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ miden-field-repr = { path = "../repr", version = "0.10.0" }
 miden-core.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
+# NOTE: Use local paths for dev-only dependency to avoid relying on crates.io during packaging
 miden-integration-tests = { path = "../../../tests/integration" }
 midenc-frontend-wasm.workspace = true
 midenc-session.workspace = true
diff --git a/tests/integration/Cargo.toml b/tests/integration/Cargo.toml
index e4e938976..0f5e790db 100644
--- a/tests/integration/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tests/integration/Cargo.toml
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ sha2 = "0.10"
 walkdir = "2.5.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-# Use local paths for dev-only dependency to avoid relying on crates.io during packaging
+# NOTE: Use local paths for dev-only dependency to avoid relying on crates.io during packaging
 blake3 = "1.5"
 concat-idents = "1.1"
diff --git a/tools/cargo-miden/Cargo.toml b/tools/cargo-miden/Cargo.toml
index 926bd498f..e6e9d4d4a 100644
--- a/tools/cargo-miden/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tools/cargo-miden/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ tempfile = "3.19"
 walkdir = "2.5"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-# Use local paths for dev-only dependency to avoid relying on crates.io during packaging
+# NOTE: Use local paths for dev-only dependency to avoid relying on crates.io during packaging
 miden-mast-package.workspace = true