diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/util.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/util.ts
index 5e537582ca..09a8b0b6dd 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/util.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/util.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const DEFAULT_RETRY_ATTEMPTS = 3;
 const DEFAULT_RETRY_DELAY_MS = 1_000;
 
 /**
- * Options used to override the default retry behavior of @octokit/plugin-retry.
+ * Options used to override plugin-retry defaults
  * @public
  */
 export type RetryOptions = {