diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh b/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh
index 684b4b0e9..83041dafb 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ TIFF_VERSION=4.7.0
 LCMS2_VERSION=2.17
 ZLIB_VERSION=1.3.1
 ZLIB_NG_VERSION=2.2.4
-LIBWEBP_VERSION=1.5.0  # Patched
+LIBWEBP_VERSION=1.5.0  # Patched; next release won't need patching. See patch file.
 BZIP2_VERSION=1.0.8
 LIBXCB_VERSION=1.17.0
-BROTLI_VERSION=1.1.0  # Patched
+BROTLI_VERSION=1.1.0  # Patched; next release won't need patching. See patch file.
 
 function build_pkg_config {
     if [ -e pkg-config-stamp ]; then return; fi
diff --git a/patches/iOS/brotli-1.1.0.tar.gz.patch b/patches/iOS/brotli-1.1.0.tar.gz.patch
index 9e79266bb..f165a9ac1 100644
--- a/patches/iOS/brotli-1.1.0.tar.gz.patch
+++ b/patches/iOS/brotli-1.1.0.tar.gz.patch
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-# Brotli doesn't have explicit support for iOS as a CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME.
+# Brotli 1.1.0 doesn't have explicit support for iOS as a CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME.
+# That release was from 2023; there have been subsequent changes that allow
+# Brotli to build on iOS without any patches, as long as -DBROTLI_BUILD_TOOLS=NO
+# is specified on the command line.
 #
 diff -ru brotli-1.1.0-orig/CMakeLists.txt brotli-1.1.0/CMakeLists.txt
 --- brotli-1.1.0-orig/CMakeLists.txt	2023-08-29 19:00:29
diff --git a/patches/iOS/libwebp-1.5.0.tar.gz.patch b/patches/iOS/libwebp-1.5.0.tar.gz.patch
index 8fce7ce64..2ea587554 100644
--- a/patches/iOS/libwebp-1.5.0.tar.gz.patch
+++ b/patches/iOS/libwebp-1.5.0.tar.gz.patch
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 # 7 separate invocations of make to avoid building the examples. Patching the makefile
 # to remove the examples is a simpler approach, and one that is more compatible with
 # the existing multibuild infrastructure.
+# 
+# In the next release, it should be possible to pass --disable-libwebpexamples 
+# instead of applying this patch.
 #
 diff -ur libwebp-1.5.0-orig/Makefile.am libwebp-1.5.0/Makefile.am
 --- libwebp-1.5.0-orig/Makefile.am	2024-12-20 09:17:50