diff --git a/crates/uv-client/src/base_client.rs b/crates/uv-client/src/base_client.rs
index 790c108a3..556727114 100644
--- a/crates/uv-client/src/base_client.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-client/src/base_client.rs
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ fn retryable_on_request_failure(err: &(dyn Error + 'static)) -> Option<Retryable
     None
 }
 
-/// Decide whether a requests should be retried, tracking previous attempts and backoff.
+/// Per-request retry state and policy.
 pub struct RetryState {
     retry_policy: ExponentialBackoff,
     start_time: SystemTime,