diff --git a/docs/content/configuration/caching.md b/docs/content/configuration/caching.md
index 96502d37676..0585f985798 100644
--- a/docs/content/configuration/caching.md
+++ b/docs/content/configuration/caching.md
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ for both broker and historical nodes, when defined in the common properties file
|Property|Possible Values|Description|Default|
|--------|---------------|-----------|-------|
-|`druid.cache.type`|`local`, `memcached`, `hybrid`|The type of cache to use for queries. See below of the configuration options for each cache type|`local`|
+|`druid.cache.type`|`local`, `memcached`, `hybrid`, `caffeine`|The type of cache to use for queries. See below of the configuration options for each cache type|`caffeine`|
#### Local Cache
-DEPRECATED: Use caffeine instead
+DEPRECATED: Use caffeine (default as of v0.12.0) instead
The local cache is deprecated in favor of the Caffeine cache, and may be removed in a future version of Druid. The Caffeine cache affords significantly better performance and control over eviction behavior compared to `local` cache, and is recommended in any situation where you are using JRE 8u60 or higher.
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Below are the configuration options known to this module:
|`runtime.properties`|Description|Default|
|--------------------|-----------|-------|
-|`druid.cache.type`| Set this to `caffeine`|`local`|
+|`druid.cache.type`| Set this to `caffeine` or leave out parameter|`caffeine`|
|`druid.cache.sizeInBytes`|The maximum size of the cache in bytes on heap.|None (unlimited)|
|`druid.cache.expireAfter`|The time (in ms) after an access for which a cache entry may be expired|None (no time limit)|
|`druid.cache.cacheExecutorFactory`|The executor factory to use for Caffeine maintenance. One of `COMMON_FJP`, `SINGLE_THREAD`, or `SAME_THREAD`|ForkJoinPool common pool (`COMMON_FJP`)|
diff --git a/docs/content/configuration/index.md b/docs/content/configuration/index.md
index 9c4e768f15e..cb1d112a76f 100644
--- a/docs/content/configuration/index.md
+++ b/docs/content/configuration/index.md
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ You can enable caching of results at the broker, historical, or realtime level u
|Property|Possible Values|Description|Default|
|--------|---------------|-----------|-------|
-|`druid.cache.type`|`local`, `memcached`|The type of cache to use for queries.|`local`|
+|`druid.cache.type`|`local`, `memcached`, `hybrid`, `caffeine`|The type of cache to use for queries.|`caffeine`|
|druid.(broker|historical|realtime).cache.unCacheable
|All druid query types|All query types to not cache.|["groupBy", "select"]|
|druid.(broker|historical|realtime).cache.useCache
|true, false|Whether to use cache for getting query results.|false|
|druid.(broker|historical|realtime).cache.populateCache
|true, false|Whether to populate cache.|false|