diff --git a/sampleconfig/configtx.yaml b/sampleconfig/configtx.yaml
index f45c675eaff..9ae93aab45f 100644
--- a/sampleconfig/configtx.yaml
+++ b/sampleconfig/configtx.yaml
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ Capabilities:
     # Channel capabilities apply to both the orderers and the peers and must be
     # supported by both.
     # Set the value of the capability to true to require it.
+    # Note that setting a later Channel version capability to true will also
+    # implicitly set prior Channel version capabilities to true. There is no need
+    # to set each version capability to true (prior version capabilities remain
+    # in this sample only to provide the list of valid values).
     Channel: &ChannelCapabilities
         # V1.4.3 for Channel is a catchall flag for behavior which has been
         # determined to be desired for all orderers and peers running at the v1.4.3
@@ -102,6 +106,10 @@ Capabilities:
     # Orderer capabilities apply only to the orderers, and may be safely
     # used with prior release peers.
     # Set the value of the capability to true to require it.
+    # Note that setting a later Orderer version capability to true will also
+    # implicitly set prior Orderer version capabilities to true. There is no need
+    # to set each version capability to true (prior version capabilities remain
+    # in this sample only to provide the list of valid values).
     Orderer: &OrdererCapabilities
         # V1.4.2 for Orderer is a catchall flag for behavior which has been
         # determined to be desired for all orderers running at the v1.4.2
@@ -116,6 +124,10 @@ Capabilities:
     # Application capabilities apply only to the peer network, and may be safely
     # used with prior release orderers.
     # Set the value of the capability to true to require it.
+    # Note that setting a later Application version capability to true will also
+    # implicitly set prior Application version capabilities to true. There is no need
+    # to set each version capability to true (prior version capabilities remain
+    # in this sample only to provide the list of valid values).
     Application: &ApplicationCapabilities
         # V1.4.2 for Application enables the new non-backwards compatible
         # features and fixes of fabric v1.4.2