diff --git a/t/README b/t/README
index 70ec61cf88..2adaf7c2d2 100644
--- a/t/README
+++ b/t/README
@@ -421,6 +421,10 @@ GIT_TEST_DISALLOW_ABBREVIATED_OPTIONS=<boolean>, when true (which is
 the default when running tests), errors out when an abbreviated option
 is used.
 
+GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_HASH=<hash-algo> specifies which hash algorithm to
+use in the test scripts. Recognized values for <hash-algo> are "sha1"
+and "sha256".
+
 Naming Tests
 ------------