diff --git a/glide.yaml b/glide.yaml
index feb03a69a..f89e940fe 100644
--- a/glide.yaml
+++ b/glide.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import:
   - ptypes/timestamp
 - package: google.golang.org/grpc
   version: 1.2.1
+  # 1.8.1 libs are hosed and need some manual intervention, so pinning to 1.8.0 for now
+  # so others aren't getting errors when running `glide up`
 - package: k8s.io/kubernetes
   version: 1.8.0
 - package: github.com/gosuri/uitable