diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/util/StringUtils.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/util/StringUtils.java
index 249940a638c..14c247e71d2 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/util/StringUtils.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/util/StringUtils.java
@@ -107,7 +107,10 @@ private StringUtils() {}
   }
 
   /**
-   * Calculates the SHA-1 String hash
+   * Calculates the SHA-1 String hash.
+   *
+   * <p>As of now this is only used to determine the local SDK cache folder name based on the
+   * project DSN and has no other cryptographic related use.
    *
    * @param str the String
    * @param logger the Logger