diff --git a/Documentation/config/replay.adoc b/Documentation/config/replay.adoc
index 7328da9537..40d1695782 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/replay.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/config/replay.adoc
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ replay.refAction::
 	The value can be:
 +
 --
-`update`;; Update refs directly using an atomic transaction (default behavior).
+////
+These use the first sentences from the description list in git-replay(1).
+////
+`update`;; (default) Update refs directly using an atomic transaction.
 `print`;; Output update-ref commands for pipeline use.
 --
 +
diff --git a/Documentation/git-replay.adoc b/Documentation/git-replay.adoc
index b4fe43ec68..ea4d14badd 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-replay.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-replay.adoc
@@ -80,7 +80,10 @@ incompatible with `--contained` (which is a modifier for `--onto` only).
 	Control how references are updated. The mode can be:
 +
 --
-`update` (default);; Update refs directly using an atomic transaction.
+////
+Expanded description list compared to 'replay.refAction'.
+////
+`update`;; (default) Update refs directly using an atomic transaction.
 	All refs are updated or none are (all-or-nothing behavior).
 `print`;; Output update-ref commands for pipeline use. This is the
 	traditional behavior where output can be piped to `git update-ref --stdin`.