diff --git a/cmd/mesh-controller/reads-outside b/cmd/mesh-controller/reads-outside
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index 00000000..976b0f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/mesh-controller/reads-outside
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+These tests read files outside this directory (the repository's root files or other directories): mesh-build-go never keeps this package's verdict (issue 1935).
diff --git a/internal/inventory/reads-outside b/internal/inventory/reads-outside
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..976b0f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/inventory/reads-outside
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+These tests read files outside this directory (the repository's root files or other directories): mesh-build-go never keeps this package's verdict (issue 1935).
diff --git a/internal/link/reads-outside b/internal/link/reads-outside
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index 00000000..976b0f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/link/reads-outside
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+These tests read files outside this directory (the repository's root files or other directories): mesh-build-go never keeps this package's verdict (issue 1935).
diff --git a/internal/ownmanifest/reads-outside b/internal/ownmanifest/reads-outside
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..976b0f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ownmanifest/reads-outside
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+These tests read files outside this directory (the repository's root files or other directories): mesh-build-go never keeps this package's verdict (issue 1935).
diff --git a/internal/store/reads-outside b/internal/store/reads-outside
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..976b0f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/store/reads-outside
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+These tests read files outside this directory (the repository's root files or other directories): mesh-build-go never keeps this package's verdict (issue 1935).