diff --git a/next/guidelines.html b/next/guidelines.html
index c3cb63502..c03bbecb8 100644
--- a/next/guidelines.html
+++ b/next/guidelines.html
@@ -849,6 +849,13 @@ See <a href="rules.html#rule17">Rule 17</a> and in particular the part about the
 number of files</a>. If you do not follow these points, you
 are at a great risk of violating <a href="rules.html#rule17">Rule 17</a>!
 </p>
+<p class="leftbar">
+<strong>NOTE</strong>: if you want to include a test-suite that requires a lot of files,
+please suggest this in your <code>remarks.md</code> and if your submission wins it can
+be done. In other words you should not use a tarball for a test-suite unless you
+have a very good reason for this (and if you do, make <strong>SURE</strong> you specify why
+in your <code>remarks.md</code>).
+</p>
 <h1 id="mkiocccentry"><code>mkiocccentry</code></h1>
 <p class="leftbar">
 <a href="rules.html#rule17">Rule 17</a> (the <code>mkiocccentry(1)</code> rule) states that
diff --git a/next/guidelines.md b/next/guidelines.md
index ce9fc3bea..9bfa3a3f0 100644
--- a/next/guidelines.md
+++ b/next/guidelines.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Jump to: [top](#)
 </div>
 
 <p class="leftbar">
-These [IOCCC guidelines](guidelines.html) are version **28.34 2025-01-24**.
+These [IOCCC guidelines](guidelines.html) are version **28.35 2025-01-30**.
 </p>
 
 <p class="leftbar">
@@ -524,6 +524,14 @@ number of files](rules.html#max-files). If you do not follow these points, you
 are at a great risk of violating [Rule 17](rules.html#rule17)!
 </p>
 
+<p class="leftbar">
+**NOTE**: if you want to include a test-suite that requires a lot of files,
+please suggest this in your `remarks.md` and if your submission wins it can
+be done. In other words you should not use a tarball for a test-suite unless you
+have a very good reason for this (and if you do, make **SURE** you specify why
+in your `remarks.md`).
+</p>
+
 
 <div id="mkiocccentry">
 # `mkiocccentry`