diff --git a/docs/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md b/docs/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md
index 719d54a94b8c..df46ab3e05fd 100644
--- a/docs/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md
+++ b/docs/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ For more information on the two parameters, refer to the [`broker.conf`](referen
 
 ### Set retention policy
 
-You can set a retention policy for a namespace by specifying the namespace, a size limit and a time limit in `pulsar-admin`, REST API and Java.
+You can set a retention policy for a namespace by specifying the namespace, a size limit and a time limit in `pulsar-admin`, REST API and Java. And all the non-partitioned topics and topic partitions will apply the specified data retention policy for the namespace unless you overwrite the data retention policy for the specific topic by using topic level policies.
 
 ````mdx-code-block
 <Tabs groupId="api-choice"
diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-2.10.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md b/versioned_docs/version-2.10.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md
index 17a21e5b09c4..d59ff2f1082c 100644
--- a/versioned_docs/version-2.10.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md
+++ b/versioned_docs/version-2.10.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ For more information of the two parameters, refer to the [`broker.conf`](referen
 
 ### Set retention policy
 
-You can set a retention policy for a namespace by specifying the namespace, a size limit and a time limit in `pulsar-admin`, REST API and Java.
+You can set a retention policy for a namespace by specifying the namespace, a size limit and a time limit in `pulsar-admin`, REST API and Java. And all the non-partitioned topics and topic partitions will apply the specified data retention policy for the namespace unless you overwrite the data retention policy for the specific topic by using topic level policies.
 
 ````mdx-code-block
 <Tabs
diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-2.11.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md b/versioned_docs/version-2.11.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md
index f76efaadddf9..b734635cf7b6 100644
--- a/versioned_docs/version-2.11.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md
+++ b/versioned_docs/version-2.11.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ For more information on the two parameters, refer to the [`broker.conf`](referen
 
 ### Set retention policy
 
-You can set a retention policy for a namespace by specifying the namespace, a size limit and a time limit in `pulsar-admin`, REST API and Java.
+You can set a retention policy for a namespace by specifying the namespace, a size limit and a time limit in `pulsar-admin`, REST API and Java. And all the non-partitioned topics and topic partitions will apply the specified data retention policy for the namespace unless you overwrite the data retention policy for the specific topic by using topic level policies.
 
 ````mdx-code-block
 <Tabs groupId="api-choice"
diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-3.0.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md b/versioned_docs/version-3.0.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md
index 7fc39e09f065..ab9e9457c404 100644
--- a/versioned_docs/version-3.0.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md
+++ b/versioned_docs/version-3.0.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ For more information on the two parameters, refer to the [`broker.conf`](referen
 
 ### Set retention policy
 
-You can set a retention policy for a namespace by specifying the namespace, a size limit and a time limit in `pulsar-admin`, REST API and Java.
+You can set a retention policy for a namespace by specifying the namespace, a size limit and a time limit in `pulsar-admin`, REST API and Java. And all the non-partitioned topics and topic partitions will apply the specified data retention policy for the namespace unless you overwrite the data retention policy for the specific topic by using topic level policies.
 
 ````mdx-code-block
 <Tabs groupId="api-choice"
diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-3.1.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md b/versioned_docs/version-3.1.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md
index 7fc39e09f065..ab9e9457c404 100644
--- a/versioned_docs/version-3.1.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md
+++ b/versioned_docs/version-3.1.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ For more information on the two parameters, refer to the [`broker.conf`](referen
 
 ### Set retention policy
 
-You can set a retention policy for a namespace by specifying the namespace, a size limit and a time limit in `pulsar-admin`, REST API and Java.
+You can set a retention policy for a namespace by specifying the namespace, a size limit and a time limit in `pulsar-admin`, REST API and Java. And all the non-partitioned topics and topic partitions will apply the specified data retention policy for the namespace unless you overwrite the data retention policy for the specific topic by using topic level policies.
 
 ````mdx-code-block
 <Tabs groupId="api-choice"
diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-3.2.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md b/versioned_docs/version-3.2.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md
index 719d54a94b8c..df46ab3e05fd 100644
--- a/versioned_docs/version-3.2.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md
+++ b/versioned_docs/version-3.2.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ For more information on the two parameters, refer to the [`broker.conf`](referen
 
 ### Set retention policy
 
-You can set a retention policy for a namespace by specifying the namespace, a size limit and a time limit in `pulsar-admin`, REST API and Java.
+You can set a retention policy for a namespace by specifying the namespace, a size limit and a time limit in `pulsar-admin`, REST API and Java. And all the non-partitioned topics and topic partitions will apply the specified data retention policy for the namespace unless you overwrite the data retention policy for the specific topic by using topic level policies.
 
 ````mdx-code-block
 <Tabs groupId="api-choice"
diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-3.3.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md b/versioned_docs/version-3.3.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md
index 719d54a94b8c..df46ab3e05fd 100644
--- a/versioned_docs/version-3.3.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md
+++ b/versioned_docs/version-3.3.x/cookbooks-retention-expiry.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ For more information on the two parameters, refer to the [`broker.conf`](referen
 
 ### Set retention policy
 
-You can set a retention policy for a namespace by specifying the namespace, a size limit and a time limit in `pulsar-admin`, REST API and Java.
+You can set a retention policy for a namespace by specifying the namespace, a size limit and a time limit in `pulsar-admin`, REST API and Java. And all the non-partitioned topics and topic partitions will apply the specified data retention policy for the namespace unless you overwrite the data retention policy for the specific topic by using topic level policies.
 
 ````mdx-code-block
 <Tabs groupId="api-choice"