diff --git a/docs/platforms/ruby/common/configuration/options.mdx b/docs/platforms/ruby/common/configuration/options.mdx index 69218c6eeec22..d1d8d919988a9 100644 --- a/docs/platforms/ruby/common/configuration/options.mdx +++ b/docs/platforms/ruby/common/configuration/options.mdx @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ How many lines to display before/after the line where issue occurs. Default is ` -Sets the environment. This string is freeform and not set by default. A release can be associated with more than one environment to separate them in the UI (think `staging` vs `prod` or similar). +Sets the environment. This string is freeform and not set by default. A release can be associated with more than one environment so that you can separate them in the UI (think `staging` vs `prod` or similar). Sentry automatically sets the current environment from the environment variables `SENTRY_CURRENT_ENV`, `SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT`, `RAILS_ENV`, `RACK_ENV` in that order and defaults to `development`.