diff --git a/docs/npm_package.md b/docs/npm_package.md
index ac02bfd5a..a0823eb80 100644
--- a/docs/npm_package.md
+++ b/docs/npm_package.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ A macro that packages sources into a directory (a tree artifact) and provides an
 
 This target can be used as the `src` attribute to `npm_link_package`.
 
-The macro also produces a target `[name].publish`, that can be run to publish to an npm registry.
+With `publishable = True` the macro also produces a target `[name].publish`, that can be run to publish to an npm registry.
 Under the hood, this target runs `npm publish`. You can pass arguments to npm by escaping them from Bazel using a double-hyphen,
 for example: `bazel run //path/to:my_package.publish -- --tag=next`
 
diff --git a/npm/private/npm_package.bzl b/npm/private/npm_package.bzl
index 2674da275..28447e4c5 100644
--- a/npm/private/npm_package.bzl
+++ b/npm/private/npm_package.bzl
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def npm_package(
 
     This target can be used as the `src` attribute to `npm_link_package`.
 
-    The macro also produces a target `[name].publish`, that can be run to publish to an npm registry.
+    With `publishable = True` the macro also produces a target `[name].publish`, that can be run to publish to an npm registry.
     Under the hood, this target runs `npm publish`. You can pass arguments to npm by escaping them from Bazel using a double-hyphen,
     for example: `bazel run //path/to:my_package.publish -- --tag=next`