diff --git a/ci_scripts/check_versions.py b/ci_scripts/check_versions.py
index f67cf8c6..8b883b1a 100755
--- a/ci_scripts/check_versions.py
+++ b/ci_scripts/check_versions.py
@@ -206,8 +206,13 @@ def create_deprecation_pr(package: str, reason: str) -> Optional[str]:
         deprecated_file = Path("ci_scripts/deprecated.txt")
         lines = deprecated_file.read_text().splitlines()
 
-        comments = lines[:7]
-        deprecated_packages = lines[7:]
+        i = next(
+                i for i, line in enumerate(lines)
+                if line.strip() and not line.lstrip().startswith("#")
+        )
+
+        comments = lines[:i]
+        deprecated_packages = lines[i:]
 
         if package not in deprecated_packages:
             deprecated_packages.append(package)
diff --git a/ci_scripts/deprecated.txt b/ci_scripts/deprecated.txt
index 9ed5e988..61a0e9b2 100644
--- a/ci_scripts/deprecated.txt
+++ b/ci_scripts/deprecated.txt
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 # List of deprecated packages. Deprecated packages are those which are now built
-for riscv64 platforms by the upstream projects, so we don't need to maintain a
-build workflow for it ourselves. Previously-built wheels should remain in the
-RISE package registry.
+# for riscv64 platforms by the upstream projects, so we don't need to maintain a
+# build workflow for it ourselves. Previously-built wheels should remain in the
+# RISE package registry.
 
 aiohttp
 blake3