diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a4e0045b..c2e435d6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ Support this project with a :star:
 |                                    since                                     | string |  false   |                     |                                                                               Get changed files for commits <br>whose timestamp is older than <br>the given time.                                                                                 |
 |                           since\_last\_remote\_commit                           | string |  false   |      `"false"`      | Use the last commit on <br>the remote branch as the <br>`base_sha`. Defaults to the last <br>non merge commit on the <br>target branch for pull request <br>events and the previous remote <br>commit of the current branch <br>for push events.  |
 |                                    until                                     | string |  false   |                     |                                                                              Get changed files for commits <br>whose timestamp is earlier than <br>the given time.                                                                                |
-|                              write\_output\_files                              | string |  false   |      `"false"`      |                                                                                      Write outputs to files in <br>the `.github/outputs` folder by default.                                                                                       |
+|                              write\_output\_files                              | string |  false   |      `"false"`      |                                  Write outputs to the `output_dir` <br>defaults to `.github/outputs` folder. **NOTE:** <br>This creates a `.txt` (default) <br>and `.json` file if `json` <br>is set to `true`.                                   |
 
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diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 59d29f6a..5be7d614 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: "false"
   write_output_files:
-    description: "Write outputs to the `output_dir` defaults to `.github/outputs` folder. **NOTE:** This creates a `.txt` (default) and `.json` file if `json` is set to `true`."
+    description: "Write outputs to the `output_dir` defaults to `.github/outputs` folder. **NOTE:** This creates a `.txt` file by default and a `.json` file if `json` is set to `true`."
     required: false
     default: "false"
   output_dir: