diff --git a/content/en/docs/languages/sdk-configuration/otlp-exporter.md b/content/en/docs/languages/sdk-configuration/otlp-exporter.md
index 59186703feff..5504ef7427e3 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/languages/sdk-configuration/otlp-exporter.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/languages/sdk-configuration/otlp-exporter.md
@@ -162,9 +162,12 @@ 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 uses.
 
-## Protocol Configuration
+### `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL`
 
 Specifies the OTLP transport protocol to be used for all telemetry data.