diff --git a/.fernignore b/.fernignore
index ea72b31..3aa1b16 100644
--- a/.fernignore
+++ b/.fernignore
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/
 
 src/vectara/client.py
-src/vectara/base_client.py # custom api_key auth path added
+# src/vectara/base_client.py — Fern now generates api_key auth natively (auth: any config)
 src/vectara/auth/client.py
 
 src/vectara/config/