diff --git a/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.28/settings.auto.tfvars.example b/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.28/settings.auto.tfvars.example
index a4419d7..766cde6 100644
--- a/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.28/settings.auto.tfvars.example
+++ b/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.28/settings.auto.tfvars.example
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 cluster_name           = "{org}-{project}-{env}"
 cluster_version        = "1.28"
 region                 = "us-gov-east-1"
-contact_email          = "{group-email-address}"
+contact_email          = ""	## enter valid @census.gov email for the customer's group contact list
 domain		       = "NAME"  ## set to correct domain if using a shared vpc
 eks_instance_disk_size = 40
 eks_vpc_name           = "{vpc_full_name}"