diff --git a/docs/source/config_file.rst b/docs/source/config_file.rst
index c0798bbf03f1..b5ce23ff11ec 100644
--- a/docs/source/config_file.rst
+++ b/docs/source/config_file.rst
@@ -816,6 +816,22 @@ These options may only be set in the global section (``[mypy]``).
 
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+.. confval:: force_uppercase_builtins
+
+    :type: boolean
+    :default: False
+
+    Always use ``List`` instead of ``list`` in error messages,
+    even on Python 3.9+.
+
+.. confval:: force_union_syntax
+
+    :type: boolean
+    :default: False
+
+    Always use ``Union[]`` and ``Optional[]`` for union types
+    in error messages (instead of the ``|`` operator),
+    even on Python 3.10+.
 
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