diff --git a/Documentation/git-history.adoc b/Documentation/git-history.adoc
index 4dbe665ec4..cc019de697 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-history.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-history.adoc
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ OPTIONS
 	Control which references will be updated by the command, if any. With
 	`branches`, all local branches that point to commits which are
 	descendants of the original commit will be rewritten. With `head`, only
-	the current `HEAD` reference will be rewritten.
+	the current `HEAD` reference will be rewritten. Defaults to `branches`.
 
 GIT
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