diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
index 7f97e50afd3027..c01b397e83615f 100644
--- a/doc/api/cli.md
+++ b/doc/api/cli.md
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ code from strings throw an exception instead. This does not affect the Node.js
 added:
   - v16.4.0
   - v14.18.0
+changes:
+  - version: v17.0.0
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/39987
+    description: Changed default value to `verbatim`.
 -->
 
 Set the default value of `verbatim` in [`dns.lookup()`][] and
@@ -215,7 +219,7 @@ Set the default value of `verbatim` in [`dns.lookup()`][] and
 * `ipv4first`: sets default `verbatim` `false`.
 * `verbatim`: sets default `verbatim` `true`.
 
-The default is `ipv4first` and [`dns.setDefaultResultOrder()`][] have higher
+The default is `verbatim` and [`dns.setDefaultResultOrder()`][] have higher
 priority than `--dns-result-order`.
 
 ### `--enable-fips`
diff --git a/doc/api/dns.md b/doc/api/dns.md
index 63d0fbba9ab91c..bcbdeb9bbb7c4d 100644
--- a/doc/api/dns.md
+++ b/doc/api/dns.md
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ changes:
   * `verbatim` {boolean} When `true`, the callback receives IPv4 and IPv6
     addresses in the order the DNS resolver returned them. When `false`,
     IPv4 addresses are placed before IPv6 addresses.
-    **Default:** `true` (addresses are reordered). Default value is
+    **Default:** `true` (addresses are not reordered). Default value is
     configurable using [`dns.setDefaultResultOrder()`][] or
     [`--dns-result-order`][].
 * `callback` {Function}