diff --git a/docs/schema-upgrade-1.2-1.3.sql b/docs/schema-upgrade-1.2-1.3.sql
index 227d0d32..c970115e 100644
--- a/docs/schema-upgrade-1.2-1.3.sql
+++ b/docs/schema-upgrade-1.2-1.3.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+-- upgrade script to migrate the Koji database schema
+-- from version 1.2 to 1.3
+
+BEGIN;
 
 -- external yum repos
 create table external_repo (
@@ -54,3 +58,5 @@ GRANT SELECT ON external_repo, external_repo_config, tag_external_repos TO PUBLI
 -- DROP TABLE rpmdeps;  
 -- DROP TABLE changelogs;
 -- DROP TABLE archivefiles;
+
+COMMIT;