diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Type: Package
 Package: performance
 Title: Assessment of Regression Models Performance
-Version: 0.12.4.13
+Version: 0.12.4.14
 Authors@R:
     c(person(given = "Daniel",
              family = "Lüdecke",
diff --git a/R/check_collinearity.R b/R/check_collinearity.R
index ea9b89325..742abcb14 100644
--- a/R/check_collinearity.R
+++ b/R/check_collinearity.R
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@
 #' terms _(Francoeur 2013)_. Centering interaction terms can resolve this
 #' issue _(Kim and Jung 2024)_.
 #'
+#' @section Multicollinearity and Polynomial Terms:
+#' Polynomial transformations are considered a single term and thus VIFs are
+#' not calculated between them.
+#'
 #' @section Concurvity for Smooth Terms in Generalized Additive Models:
 #' `check_concurvity()` is a wrapper around `mgcv::concurvity()`, and can be
 #' considered as a collinearity check for smooth terms in GAMs."Concurvity
diff --git a/man/check_collinearity.Rd b/man/check_collinearity.Rd
index 0b262eb8b..699695a06 100644
--- a/man/check_collinearity.Rd
+++ b/man/check_collinearity.Rd
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ terms \emph{(Francoeur 2013)}. Centering interaction terms can resolve this
 issue \emph{(Kim and Jung 2024)}.
 }
 
+\section{Multicollinearity and Polynomial Terms}{
+
+Polynomial transformations are considered a single term and thus VIFs are
+not calculated between them.
+}
+
 \section{Concurvity for Smooth Terms in Generalized Additive Models}{
 
 \code{check_concurvity()} is a wrapper around \code{mgcv::concurvity()}, and can be