diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c41ff30..b68dd51 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ When applying a change to downstream, several things needs to be taken care of:
   the upstream parent (in other cases) to account for situations in which
   commits in the work stream touch files outside its direct responsibility.
 
-Pushes to downstream need to be authenticated (as there needs to be enough
-access to gerrit to be able to unabandon changes), while pulls from upstream
-can be anonymous.
+Pushes to downstream need to be authenticated and there needs to be enough
+access to gerrit to be able to unabandon changes, while pulls from upstream
+can be anonymous. Future additions such as watching upstream's event stream
+might require authentication on the upstream side as well.
 
 ## Configuration format