diff --git a/pollen/private/render-helper.rkt b/pollen/private/render-helper.rkt
index 34c467e..b4717c8 100644
--- a/pollen/private/render-helper.rkt
+++ b/pollen/private/render-helper.rkt
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
                                 (or (select-from-metas (setup:here-path-key SOURCE-PATH-STRING) metas) 'unknown)))
                   (if (bytes? doc) ; if main export is binary, just pass it through
                       doc
+                      ;; allows `require` in a template
                       (splicing-let-syntax ([require (make-rename-transformer #'local-require)])
                         (include-template #:command-char COMMAND-CHAR (file TEMPLATE-PATH-STRING))))))
               (provide result)))))]))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pollen/private/ts.rktd b/pollen/private/ts.rktd
index 3eac2e6..8ca8176 100644
--- a/pollen/private/ts.rktd
+++ b/pollen/private/ts.rktd
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1589922957
+1589922989