diff --git a/pkg/cmd/root/help_topic.go b/pkg/cmd/root/help_topic.go
index 42892d76d..4a4d19a51 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/root/help_topic.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/root/help_topic.go
@@ -79,8 +79,11 @@ var HelpTopics = map[string]map[string]string{
 			checks for new releases once every 24 hours and displays an upgrade notice on standard
 			error if a newer version was found.
 
-			GH_CONFIG_DIR: the directory where gh will store configuration files. Default:
-			"$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gh" or "$HOME/.config/gh".
+			GH_CONFIG_DIR: the directory where gh will store configuration files. If not specified, 
+			the default value will be one of the following paths (in order of precedence):
+			  - "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gh" (if $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is set),
+			  - "$AppData/GitHub CLI" (on Windows if $AppData is set), or
+			  - "$HOME/.config/gh".
 
 			GH_PROMPT_DISABLED: set to any value to disable interactive prompting in the terminal.