diff --git a/book/src/configuration.md b/book/src/configuration.md
index 9c61ad8d3..6ebb5f0bb 100644
--- a/book/src/configuration.md
+++ b/book/src/configuration.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ You can use a custom configuration file by specifying it with the `-c` or
 Additionally, you can reload the configuration file by sending the USR1
 signal to the Helix process on Unix operating systems, such as by using the command `pkill -USR1 hx`.
 
-Finally, you can have a `config.toml` local to a project by putting it under a `.helix` directory in your repository and adding `workspace-config = true` to the top of your configuration directory `config.toml`.
+Finally, you can have a `config.toml` local to a project by putting it under a `.helix` directory in your repository and adding `load-workspace-config = "always"` to the top of your configuration directory `config.toml`.
 Its settings will be merged with the configuration directory `config.toml` and the built-in configuration.
 Enabling workspace configs is a potential security risk. A project from an untrusted sources may e.g. contain a `.helix/config.toml` that overrides the `editor.shell` parameter to execute malicious code on your machine.