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diff --git a/cgitrc.5.txt b/cgitrc.5.txt
index 9b803b3..8a0a9c9 100644
--- a/cgitrc.5.txt
+++ b/cgitrc.5.txt
@@ -505,7 +505,9 @@ repo.readme::
         A path (relative to <repo.path>) which specifies a file to include
         verbatim as the "About" page for this repo. You may also specify a
         git refspec by head or by hash by prepending the refspec followed by
-        a colon. For example, "master:docs/readme.mkd" Default value: <readme>.
+        a colon. For example, "master:docs/readme.mkd". If the value begins
+        with a colon, i.e. ":docs/readme.rst", the default branch of the
+        repository will be used. Default value: <readme>.
 
 repo.snapshots::
         A mask of allowed snapshot-formats for this repo, restricted by the