diff --git a/aspnetcore/release-notes/aspnetcore-7.0.md b/aspnetcore/release-notes/aspnetcore-7.0.md
index d81f0894ee56..7a59a816f5ff 100644
--- a/aspnetcore/release-notes/aspnetcore-7.0.md
+++ b/aspnetcore/release-notes/aspnetcore-7.0.md
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ This article highlights the most significant changes in ASP.NET Core 7.0 with li
 
 The `Microsoft.AspNetCore.RateLimiting` middleware provides rate limiting middleware. Apps configure rate limiting policies and then attach the policies to endpoints. For more information, see <xref:performance/rate-limit?view=aspnetcore-7.0&preserve-view=true>.
 
+## Authentication uses single scheme as DefaultScheme
+
+As part of the work to simplify authentication, when there's only a single authentication scheme registered, it's automatically used as the <xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.AuthenticationOptions.DefaultScheme> and doesn't need to be specified. For more information, see [DefaultScheme](xref:security/authentication/index#defaultscheme).
+
 ## MVC and Razor pages
 
 ### Support for nullable models in MVC views and Razor Pages
diff --git a/aspnetcore/security/authentication/index.md b/aspnetcore/security/authentication/index.md
index b40c947fa65d..3c1f80c1cc76 100644
--- a/aspnetcore/security/authentication/index.md
+++ b/aspnetcore/security/authentication/index.md
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ When there is only a single authentication scheme registered, it becomes the def
 
 When there is only a single authentication scheme registered, the single authentication scheme:
 
-* Is automatically used as the `DefaultScheme`.
-* Eliminates the need to specify the `DefaultScheme` in `AddAuthentication` or <xref:Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.AuthenticationCoreServiceCollectionExtensions.AddAuthenticationCore(Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.IServiceCollection,System.Action{Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.AuthenticationOptions})>.
+* Is automatically used as the <xref:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.AuthenticationOptions.DefaultScheme>.
+* Eliminates the need to specify the `DefaultScheme` in <xref:Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.AuthenticationServiceCollectionExtensions.AddAuthentication(Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.IServiceCollection)> or <xref:Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.AuthenticationCoreServiceCollectionExtensions.AddAuthenticationCore(Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.IServiceCollection)>.
 
 To disable automatically using the single authentication scheme as the `DefaultScheme`, call `AppContext.SetSwitch("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.SuppressAutoDefaultScheme")`.