diff --git a/docs/source/format/CanonicalExtensions.rst b/docs/source/format/CanonicalExtensions.rst
index cc8f951978641..5658f949ceeaa 100644
--- a/docs/source/format/CanonicalExtensions.rst
+++ b/docs/source/format/CanonicalExtensions.rst
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ better zero-copy compatibility with various systems that also store booleans usi
 
 * Description of the serialization:
 
-  No metadata is required to interpret the type. Any metadata present should be ignored.
+  Metadata is an empty string.
 
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 Community Extension Types