diff --git a/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/Config.hs b/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/Config.hs
index 023d6a6fdbc76f848bfdd73ce8a098ee27274f42..b829b51bd4fb170920e6da1f02e795004ff21090 100644
--- a/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/Config.hs
+++ b/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/Config.hs
@@ -737,10 +737,23 @@ addInfoForKnownRepos other = other
 --
 defaultHackageRemoteRepoKeys :: [String]
 defaultHackageRemoteRepoKeys =
-    [ "fe331502606802feac15e514d9b9ea83fee8b6ffef71335479a2e68d84adc6b0",
+    -- Key owners and public keys are provided as a convenience to readers.
+    -- The canonical source for this mapping data is the hackage-root-keys
+    -- repository and Hackage's root.json file.
+    --
+    -- Links:
+    --  * https://github.com/haskell-infra/hackage-root-keys
+    --  * https://hackage.haskell.org/root.json
+    -- Please consult root.json on Hackage to map key IDs to public keys,
+    -- and the hackage-root-keys repository to map public keys to their
+    -- owners.
+    [ -- Adam Gundry (uRPdSiL3/MNsk50z6NB55ABo0OrrNDXigtCul4vtzmw=)
+      "fe331502606802feac15e514d9b9ea83fee8b6ffef71335479a2e68d84adc6b0",
+      -- Gershom Bazerman (bYoUXXQ9TtX10UriaMiQtTccuXPGnmldP68djzZ7cLo=)
       "1ea9ba32c526d1cc91ab5e5bd364ec5e9e8cb67179a471872f6e26f0ae773d42",
-      "2c6c3627bd6c982990239487f1abd02e08a02e6cf16edb105a8012d444d870c3",
+      -- John Wiegley (zazm5w480r+zPO6Z0+8fjGuxZtb9pAuoVmQ+VkuCvgU=)
       "0a5c7ea47cd1b15f01f5f51a33adda7e655bc0f0b0615baa8e271f4c3351e21d",
+      -- Norman Ramsey (ZI8di3a9Un0s2RBrt5GwVRvfOXVuywADfXGPZfkiDb0=)
       "51f0161b906011b52c6613376b1ae937670da69322113a246a09f807c62f6921"
     ]