diff --git a/contracts/.env.example b/contracts/.env.example
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+### Salt used to deploy the contracts. Recommended to use the same salt across different chains.
+CREATE2_SALT=
+
+### The owner of the SP1 Verifier Gateway. This is the account that will be able to add and freeze routes.
+OWNER=
+
 ### The chains to deploy to, specified by chain ID (e.g. CHAINS=1,11155111,17000)
 CHAIN_IDS=