diff --git a/docs/install/kubernetes.md b/docs/install/kubernetes.md
index 785c48252951c..9c53eb3dc29ae 100644
--- a/docs/install/kubernetes.md
+++ b/docs/install/kubernetes.md
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ coder:
           # postgres://coder:password@postgres:5432/coder?sslmode=disable
           name: coder-db-url
           key: url
+    # For production deployments, we recommend configuring your own GitHub
+    # OAuth2 provider and disabling the default one.
+    - name: CODER_OAUTH2_GITHUB_DEFAULT_PROVIDER_ENABLE
+      value: "false"
 
     # (Optional) For production deployments the access URL should be set.
     # If you're just trying Coder, access the dashboard via the service IP.
diff --git a/helm/coder/README.md b/helm/coder/README.md
index 015c2e7039088..172f880c83045 100644
--- a/helm/coder/README.md
+++ b/helm/coder/README.md
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ coder:
     # This env enables the Prometheus metrics endpoint.
     - name: CODER_PROMETHEUS_ADDRESS
       value: "0.0.0.0:2112"
+    # For production deployments, we recommend configuring your own GitHub
+    # OAuth2 provider and disabling the default one.
+    - name: CODER_OAUTH2_GITHUB_DEFAULT_PROVIDER_ENABLE
+      value: "false"
   tls:
     secretNames:
       - my-tls-secret-name