diff --git a/http_client.rst b/http_client.rst
index 91122c00961..6add04b711e 100644
--- a/http_client.rst
+++ b/http_client.rst
@@ -750,7 +750,8 @@ the ``http_version`` option:
         # config/packages/framework.yaml
         framework:
             http_client:
-                http_version: '2.0'
+                default_options:
+                    http_version: '2.0'
 
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