diff --git a/.changeset/wicked-spies-draw.md b/.changeset/wicked-spies-draw.md
index 3b92e394d0..399f70e062 100644
--- a/.changeset/wicked-spies-draw.md
+++ b/.changeset/wicked-spies-draw.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 '@backstage/plugin-cicd-statistics-module-gitlab': patch
 ---
 
-add the ability to add cicd default options to createGitlabApi constructor
+add the ability to add CICD default options to createGitlabApi constructor
diff --git a/plugins/cicd-statistics-module-gitlab/README.md b/plugins/cicd-statistics-module-gitlab/README.md
index 0b11f6950a..392bd0e937 100644
--- a/plugins/cicd-statistics-module-gitlab/README.md
+++ b/plugins/cicd-statistics-module-gitlab/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ This is an extension module to the `cicd-statistics` plugin, providing a `CicdSt
 1. Install the `cicd-statistics` and `cicd-statistics-module-gitlab` plugins in the `app` package.
 
 2. Configure your ApiFactory:
+   - You can optionally pass in a second argument to `CicdStatisticsApiGitlab` of type [CicdDefaults](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/2881c53cb383bf127c150f837f37fe535d8cf97b/plugins/cicd-statistics/src/apis/types.ts#L179) to alter the default CICD UI configuration
 
 ```tsx
 // packages/app/src/apis.ts