diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/reference_appendices/galaxy.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/reference_appendices/galaxy.rst
index e70c80f468..f2271a19cc 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/reference_appendices/galaxy.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/reference_appendices/galaxy.rst
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Use the following example as a guide for specifying roles in *requirements.yml*:
     - src: https://bitbucket.org/willthames/hg-ansible-galaxy
       scm: hg
 
-    # from GitLab or other git-based scm
+    # from GitLab or other git-based scm, using git+ssh
     - src: git@gitlab.company.com:mygroup/ansible-base.git
       scm: git
       version: "0.1"  # quoted, so YAML doesn't parse this as a floating-point value