diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda/lib/runtime.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda/lib/runtime.ts
index 96eb55b41231f..0013d67ad2079 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda/lib/runtime.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda/lib/runtime.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ export class Runtime {
   public static readonly NODEJS_20_X = new Runtime('nodejs20.x', RuntimeFamily.NODEJS, { supportsInlineCode: true });
 
   /**
-   * The latest NodeJS version currently available
+   * The latest NodeJS version currently available in ALL regions (not necessarily the latest NodeJS version
+   * available in YOUR region).
    */
   public static readonly NODEJS_LATEST = new Runtime('nodejs18.x', RuntimeFamily.NODEJS, { supportsInlineCode: true, isVariable: true });