diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-version.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-version.md
index b53dd64aeae85..86e2ce90e9bea 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-version.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-version.md
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ Run git commit hooks when using the `npm version` command.
 * Default: true
 * Type: Boolean
 
-Tag the commit when using the `npm version` command.
+Tag the commit when using the `npm version` command. Setting this to false
+results in no commit being made at all.
 
 <!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
 <!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
diff --git a/docs/content/using-npm/config.md b/docs/content/using-npm/config.md
index 9fbb614564df8..b2e60a742a054 100644
--- a/docs/content/using-npm/config.md
+++ b/docs/content/using-npm/config.md
@@ -677,7 +677,8 @@ but is not in the `PATH`, then set this to the full path to the git binary.
 * Default: true
 * Type: Boolean
 
-Tag the commit when using the `npm version` command.
+Tag the commit when using the `npm version` command. Setting this to false
+results in no commit being made at all.
 
 <!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
 <!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
diff --git a/lib/utils/config/definitions.js b/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
index c5c129eb3d495..42795f1b6b8b9 100644
--- a/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
+++ b/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
@@ -798,7 +798,8 @@ define('git-tag-version', {
   default: true,
   type: Boolean,
   description: `
-    Tag the commit when using the \`npm version\` command.
+    Tag the commit when using the \`npm version\` command.  Setting this to
+    false results in no commit being made at all.
   `,
   flatten,
 })
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js.test.cjs
index d75d32d9b74ea..6bb988d604aa1 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js.test.cjs
@@ -715,7 +715,8 @@ exports[`test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js TAP > config description for git-t
 * Default: true
 * Type: Boolean
 
-Tag the commit when using the \`npm version\` command.
+Tag the commit when using the \`npm version\` command. Setting this to false
+results in no commit being made at all.
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js TAP > config description for global 1`] = `
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/describe-all.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/describe-all.js.test.cjs
index 27b8278fd388e..e4357158d0701 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/describe-all.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/describe-all.js.test.cjs
@@ -551,7 +551,8 @@ but is not in the \`PATH\`, then set this to the full path to the git binary.
 * Default: true
 * Type: Boolean
 
-Tag the commit when using the \`npm version\` command.
+Tag the commit when using the \`npm version\` command. Setting this to false
+results in no commit being made at all.
 
 <!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
 <!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->