diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 8389232792..9ea5365e36 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -111,7 +111,10 @@ PGSQL_SSL_CERT=null
 PGSQL_SSL_KEY=null
 PGSQL_SSL_CRL_FILE=null
 
-# more PostgreSQL settings
+# For postgresql 15 and up, setting this to public will no longer work as expected, becasuse the
+# 'public' schema is without grants. This can be worked around by having a super user grant those
+# necessary privileges, but in security conscious setups that's not viable.
+# You will need to set this to the schema you want to use.
 PGSQL_SCHEMA=public
 
 # If you're looking for performance improvements, you could install memcached or redis