diff --git a/content/vault/v1.18.x/content/docs/configuration/storage/raft.mdx b/content/vault/v1.18.x/content/docs/configuration/storage/raft.mdx
index e184ab49d9..2dd345c89a 100644
--- a/content/vault/v1.18.x/content/docs/configuration/storage/raft.mdx
+++ b/content/vault/v1.18.x/content/docs/configuration/storage/raft.mdx
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ delay) mode. The maximum allowed value is 10.
 - `leader_api_addr` `(string: "")` - Address of a possible leader node.
 
 - `auto_join` `(string: "")` - Cloud auto-join configuration, using
-  [go-discover](https://github.com/hashicorp/go-discover) syntax.
+  [go-discover](https://github.com/hashicorp/go-discover) syntax.  Setting
+  `addr_typeaddress_type=private_v4` or `address_type=public_v4` forces Vault to
+  use IPv4 addresses.
 
 - `auto_join_scheme` `(string: "")` - The optional URI protocol scheme for addresses
   discovered via auto-join. Available values are `http` or `https`.
diff --git a/content/vault/v1.19.x/content/docs/configuration/storage/raft.mdx b/content/vault/v1.19.x/content/docs/configuration/storage/raft.mdx
index e184ab49d9..2dd345c89a 100644
--- a/content/vault/v1.19.x/content/docs/configuration/storage/raft.mdx
+++ b/content/vault/v1.19.x/content/docs/configuration/storage/raft.mdx
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ delay) mode. The maximum allowed value is 10.
 - `leader_api_addr` `(string: "")` - Address of a possible leader node.
 
 - `auto_join` `(string: "")` - Cloud auto-join configuration, using
-  [go-discover](https://github.com/hashicorp/go-discover) syntax.
+  [go-discover](https://github.com/hashicorp/go-discover) syntax.  Setting
+  `addr_typeaddress_type=private_v4` or `address_type=public_v4` forces Vault to
+  use IPv4 addresses.
 
 - `auto_join_scheme` `(string: "")` - The optional URI protocol scheme for addresses
   discovered via auto-join. Available values are `http` or `https`.
diff --git a/content/vault/v1.20.x/content/docs/configuration/storage/raft.mdx b/content/vault/v1.20.x/content/docs/configuration/storage/raft.mdx
index 0356341e37..e1688b815c 100644
--- a/content/vault/v1.20.x/content/docs/configuration/storage/raft.mdx
+++ b/content/vault/v1.20.x/content/docs/configuration/storage/raft.mdx
@@ -193,7 +193,9 @@ set [`disable_mlock`](/vault/docs/configuration#disable_mlock) to `true`, and to
 - `leader_api_addr` `(string: "")` - Address of a possible leader node.
 
 - `auto_join` `(string: "")` - Cloud auto-join configuration, using
-  [go-discover](https://github.com/hashicorp/go-discover) syntax.
+  [go-discover](https://github.com/hashicorp/go-discover) syntax.  Setting
+  `addr_typeaddress_type=private_v4` or `address_type=public_v4` forces Vault to
+  use IPv4 addresses.
 
 - `auto_join_scheme` `(string: "")` - The optional URI protocol scheme for addresses
   discovered via auto-join. Available values are `http` or `https`.