diff --git a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/installation/config.rst b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/installation/config.rst
index 3cbc0b0757e..e9d1a031da5 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/installation/config.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/installation/config.rst
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ Once you have your DOI or Handle account credentials and a namespace, configure
 Configuring Dataverse for DOIs
 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
-Out of the box, Dataverse is configured for DOIs. Here are the configuration options for DOIs:
+By default Dataverse attempts to register DOIs for each dataset and file under a test authority, though you must apply for your own credentials as explained above.
+
+Here are the configuration options for DOIs:
 
 **JVM Options:**
 
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ Out of the box, Dataverse is configured for DOIs. Here are the configuration opt
 - :ref:`:Shoulder <:Shoulder>`
 - :ref:`:IdentifierGenerationStyle <:IdentifierGenerationStyle>` (optional)
 - :ref:`:DataFilePIDFormat <:DataFilePIDFormat>` (optional)
+- :ref:`:FilePIDsEnabled <:FilePIDsEnabled>` (optional, defaults to true)
 
 Configuring Dataverse for Handles
 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
@@ -975,9 +978,13 @@ Note that in either case, when using the ``sequentialNumber`` option, datasets a
 :FilePIDsEnabled
 ++++++++++++++++
 
-Enable/disable the publishing of file based PIDs for the whole installation. This is enabled by default
+Toggles publishing of file-based PIDs for the entire installation. By default this setting is absent and Dataverse assumes it to be true.
+
+If you don't want to register file-based PIDs for your installation, set:
+
+``curl -X PUT -d 'false' http://localhost:8080/api/admin/settings/:FilePIDsEnabled``
 
-``curl -X PUT -d 'true' http://localhost:8080/api/admin/settings/:FilePIDsEnabled``
+Note: File-level PID registration was added in 4.9 and is required until version 4.9.3.
 
 :ApplicationTermsOfUse
 ++++++++++++++++++++++