diff --git a/protobuf_deps.bzl b/protobuf_deps.bzl
index 3c130bcb3b..ca82c99536 100644
--- a/protobuf_deps.bzl
+++ b/protobuf_deps.bzl
@@ -37,11 +37,10 @@ def protobuf_deps():
         )
 
     if not native.existing_rule("com_google_absl"):
-        # Abseil LTS RC3 from January 2023
         _github_archive(
             name = "com_google_absl",
             repo = "https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp",
-            commit = "78be63686ba732b25052be15f8d6dee891c05749",
+            commit = "78be63686ba732b25052be15f8d6dee891c05749",  # Abseil LTS 20230125
             sha256 = "4f356a07b9ec06ef51f943928508566e992f621ed5fa4dd588865d7bed1284cd",
         )