diff --git a/.github/workflows/CICD.yml b/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
index 6a603b77f..dfecfbce5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
@@ -58,18 +58,21 @@ jobs:
       shell: bash
       run: |
         # `fmt` testing
+        # * convert any warnings to GHA UI annotations; ref: <https://help.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-commands-for-github-actions#setting-a-warning-message>
         S=$(cargo fmt -- --check) && printf "%s\n" "$S" || { printf "%s\n" "$S" | sed -E -n -e "s/^Diff[[:space:]]+in[[:space:]]+${PWD//\//\\/}\/(.*)[[:space:]]+at[[:space:]]+[^0-9]+([0-9]+).*$/::warning file=\1,line=\2::WARNING: \`cargo fmt\`: style violation/p" ; }
     - name: "`fmt` testing of tests"
       if: steps.vars.outputs.JOB_DO_FORMAT_TESTING
       shell: bash
       run: |
         # `fmt` testing of tests
+        # * convert any warnings to GHA UI annotations; ref: <https://help.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-commands-for-github-actions#setting-a-warning-message>
         S=$(find tests -name "*.rs" -print0 | xargs -0 cargo fmt -- --check) && printf "%s\n" "$S" || { printf "%s\n" "$S" | sed -E -n "s/^Diff[[:space:]]+in[[:space:]]+${PWD//\//\\/}\/(.*)[[:space:]]+at[[:space:]]+[^0-9]+([0-9]+).*$/::warning file=\1,line=\2::WARNING: \`cargo fmt\`: style violation/p" ; }
     - name: "`clippy` testing"
       if: success() || failure() # run regardless of prior step success/failure
       shell: bash
       run: |
         # `clippy` testing
+        # * convert any warnings to GHA UI annotations; ref: <https://help.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-commands-for-github-actions#setting-a-warning-message>
         S=$(cargo clippy ${{ matrix.job.cargo-options }} ${{ steps.vars.outputs.CARGO_FEATURES_OPTION }} -- -D warnings 2>&1) && printf "%s\n" "$S" || { printf "%s\n" "$S" ; printf "%s" "$S" | sed -E -n -e '/^error:/{' -e "N; s/^error:[[:space:]]+(.*)\\n[[:space:]]+-->[[:space:]]+(.*):([0-9]+):([0-9]+).*$/::warning file=\2,line=\3,col=\4::WARNING: \`cargo clippy\`: \1/p;" -e '}' ; }
 
   min_version: