diff --git a/extensions/git/package.nls.json b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
index 68a61cfd0deae7a5a1c6bae871850a6a41d82f41..1ab36d8a85908f6d02cdd8405a3e7d688e481a5c 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 	"command.stashPopLatest": "Pop Latest Stash",
 	"config.enabled": "Whether git is enabled.",
 	"config.path": "Path to the git executable. Eg: `C:\\Program Files\\Git\\bin\\git.exe` (Windows).",
-	"config.autoRepositoryDetection": "Configures when repositories should be automatically detected.",
+	"config.autoRepositoryDetection": "Configures when repositories should be automatically detected. `subFolders` will scan for subfolders of the currently opened folder. `openEditors` will scan for parent folders of open files. `true` will scan in all cases. `false` will disable scanning.",
 	"config.autorefresh": "Whether auto refreshing is enabled.",
 	"config.autofetch": "Whether auto fetching is enabled.",
 	"config.enableLongCommitWarning": "Whether long commit messages should be warned about.",