diff --git a/docs/features/software-catalog/well-known-relations.md b/docs/features/software-catalog/well-known-relations.md
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+++ b/docs/features/software-catalog/well-known-relations.md
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ an entity to function. It can for example be used to express that a website
 component needs a library component as part of its build, or that a service
 component uses a persistent storage resource.
 
+This relation is commonly generated based on `spec.dependsOn` of the component
+or resource in question.
+
 ### `parentOf` and `childOf`
 
 A parent/child relation to build up a tree, used for example to describe the