diff --git a/.actions/assistant.py b/.actions/assistant.py
index 6d1e50e26f587..a278b1dfcd3b3 100644
--- a/.actions/assistant.py
+++ b/.actions/assistant.py
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@
 
 
 class _RequirementWithComment(Requirement):
-    strict_string = "# strict"
+    strict_cmd = "strict"
 
     def __init__(self, *args: Any, comment: str = "", pip_argument: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.comment = comment
         assert pip_argument is None or pip_argument  # sanity check that it's not an empty str
         self.pip_argument = pip_argument
-        self.strict = self.strict_string in comment.lower()
+        self.strict = self.strict_cmd in comment.lower()
 
     def adjust(self, unfreeze: str) -> str:
         """Remove version restrictions unless they are strict.
@@ -62,25 +62,26 @@ def adjust(self, unfreeze: str) -> str:
         'arrow<=1.2.2,>=1.2.0'
         >>> _RequirementWithComment("arrow<=1.2.2,>=1.2.0", comment="# strict").adjust("none")
         'arrow<=1.2.2,>=1.2.0  # strict'
-        >>> _RequirementWithComment("arrow<=1.2.2,>=1.2.0", comment="# my name").adjust("all")
-        'arrow>=1.2.0'
+        >>> _RequirementWithComment('arrow<=1.2.2,>=1.2.0; python_version >= "3.10"', comment="# my name").adjust("all")
+        'arrow>=1.2.0; python_version >= "3.10"'
         >>> _RequirementWithComment("arrow>=1.2.0, <=1.2.2", comment="# strict").adjust("all")
         'arrow<=1.2.2,>=1.2.0  # strict'
-        >>> _RequirementWithComment("arrow").adjust("all")
-        'arrow'
+        >>> _RequirementWithComment('arrow; python_version >= "3.10"').adjust("all")
+        'arrow; python_version >= "3.10"'
         >>> _RequirementWithComment("arrow>=1.2.0, <=1.2.2", comment="# cool").adjust("major")
         'arrow<2.0,>=1.2.0'
         >>> _RequirementWithComment("arrow>=1.2.0, <=1.2.2", comment="# strict").adjust("major")
         'arrow<=1.2.2,>=1.2.0  # strict'
-        >>> _RequirementWithComment("arrow>=1.2.0").adjust("major")
-        'arrow>=1.2.0'
+        >>> _RequirementWithComment('arrow>=1.2.0; python_version >= "3.10"').adjust("major")
+        'arrow>=1.2.0; python_version >= "3.10"'
         >>> _RequirementWithComment("arrow").adjust("major")
         'arrow'
 
         """
         out = str(self)
         if self.strict:
-            return f"{out}  {self.strict_string}"
+            return f"{out}  # {self.strict_cmd}"
+
         specs = [(spec.operator, spec.version) for spec in self.specifier]
         if unfreeze == "major":
             for operator, version in specs: