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@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ See `ipfs files chroot --help` for details.
 
 The `ipfs ls` command now supports `--long` (`-l`) flag for displaying Unix-style file permissions and modification times. This works with files added using `--preserve-mode` and `--preserve-mtime`. See `ipfs ls --help` for format details and examples.
 
+
+#### Document defaults for `ipfs add`
+
+The `ipfs add` command help now renders the default values for all options.
+
 #### 📦️ Dependency updates
 
 - update `go-libp2p` to [v0.46.0](https://github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/releases/tag/v0.46.0)