diff --git a/api/s2n.h b/api/s2n.h
index 4e1a34abe9f..74b396ca322 100644
--- a/api/s2n.h
+++ b/api/s2n.h
@@ -1112,6 +1112,13 @@ typedef enum {
  * Sets up a connection to request the certificate status of a peer during an SSL handshake. If set
  * to S2N_STATUS_REQUEST_NONE, no status request is made.
  *
+ * @note SHA-1 is the only supported hash algorithm for the `certID` field. This is different
+ * from the hash algorithm used for the OCSP signature. See 
+ * [RFC 6960](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6960#section-4.1.1) for more information.
+ * While unlikely to be the case, if support for a different hash algorithm is required, the
+ * s2n-tls validation can be disabled with `s2n_config_set_check_stapled_ocsp_response()` and the
+ * response can be retrieved for manual validation with `s2n_connection_get_ocsp_response()`.
+ * 
  * @param config The configuration object being updated
  * @param type The desired request status type
  * @returns S2N_SUCCESS on success. S2N_FAILURE on failure
diff --git a/tls/s2n_x509_validator.c b/tls/s2n_x509_validator.c
index 75b6842351e..4de3c03b1ff 100644
--- a/tls/s2n_x509_validator.c
+++ b/tls/s2n_x509_validator.c
@@ -874,7 +874,9 @@ S2N_RESULT s2n_x509_validator_validate_cert_stapled_ocsp_response(struct s2n_x50
     int status = 0;
     int reason = 0;
 
-    /* sha1 is the only supported OCSP digest */
+    /* SHA-1 is the only supported hash algorithm for the CertID due to its established use in 
+     * OCSP responders. 
+     */
     OCSP_CERTID *cert_id = OCSP_cert_to_id(EVP_sha1(), subject, issuer);
     RESULT_ENSURE_REF(cert_id);