diff --git a/pkg/app/app.go b/pkg/app/app.go
index 95b6d191..1da87c66 100644
--- a/pkg/app/app.go
+++ b/pkg/app/app.go
@@ -584,6 +584,12 @@ func (a App) WriteRecipeVersion(version string) error {
 			lines = append(lines, line)
 			continue
 		}
+
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "#") {
+			lines = append(lines, line)
+			continue
+		}
+
 		splitted := strings.Split(line, ":")
 		line = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", splitted[0], version)
 		lines = append(lines, line)