diff --git a/docs/src/docs/usage/configuration.mdx b/docs/src/docs/usage/configuration.mdx
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@@ -54,3 +54,9 @@ than the default and have more strict settings:
 ```yaml
 { .GolangciYaml }
 ```
+
+## Cache
+
+GolangCI-Lint stores its cache in the [default user cache directory](https://golang.org/pkg/os/#UserCacheDir).
+
+You can override the default cache directory with the environment variable `GOLANGCI_LINT_CACHE`; the path must be absolute.