diff --git a/roles/mariadb/templates/mariadb.list.j2 b/roles/mariadb/templates/mariadb.list.j2
index ff71b8c..36fbfd5 100644
--- a/roles/mariadb/templates/mariadb.list.j2
+++ b/roles/mariadb/templates/mariadb.list.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# {{ ansible_managed }}
 {% if ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_distribution_version == '16.04' %}
 
 # there are no xenial builds yet, so use wily
diff --git a/roles/mariadb/templates/my.cnf.j2 b/roles/mariadb/templates/my.cnf.j2
index c65a683..320ddb1 100644
--- a/roles/mariadb/templates/my.cnf.j2
+++ b/roles/mariadb/templates/my.cnf.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# {{ ansible_managed }}
+
 # MariaDB database server configuration file.
 #
 # You can copy this file to one of: