diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/sdk-configuration/otlp-exporter.md b/content/en/docs/languages/sdk-configuration/otlp-exporter.md
index 59186703feff..b40cb8ada149 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/sdk-configuration/otlp-exporter.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/sdk-configuration/otlp-exporter.md
@@ -162,10 +162,13 @@ The timeout value for all outgoing logs in milliseconds.
 
 **Example:** `export OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_TIMEOUT=500`
 
-### `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL`
-
 ## Protocol Configuration
 
+The following environment variables configure the OTLP transport protocol
+an OTLP Exporter will use HTTP or gRPC protocol to send requests.
+
+### `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL`
+
 Specifies the OTLP transport protocol to be used for all telemetry data.
 
 **Default value:** SDK-dependent, but will typically be either `http/protobuf`