diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c92ada62..9db23175 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ### 0.9.2 (Next)
 
-* [#167](https://github.com/slack-ruby/slack-ruby-client/pull/167): Respect rate limits during pagination by sleeping. Also add optional `pause` parameter in order to proactively sleep between each paginated request - [@jmanian](https://github.com/jmanian).
+* [#167](https://github.com/slack-ruby/slack-ruby-client/pull/167): Added support for pausing between paginated requests that can cause Slack rate limiting - [@jmanian](https://github.com/jmanian).
 * [#163](https://github.com/slack-ruby/slack-ruby-client/pull/164): Use `OpenSSL::X509::DEFAULT_CERT_DIR` and `OpenSSL::X509::DEFAULT_CERT_FILE` for default ca_cert and ca_file - [@leifcr](https://github.com/leifcr).
 * [#161](https://github.com/slack-ruby/slack-ruby-client/pull/161): Added support for cursor pagination - [@dblock](https://github.com/dblock).
 * Your contribution here.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 64ca935e..e8d38bdc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -164,18 +164,19 @@ client = Slack::Web::Client.new(user_agent: 'Slack Ruby Client/1.0')
 
 The following settings are supported.
 
-setting           | description
-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-token             | Slack API token.
-user_agent        | User-agent, defaults to _Slack Ruby Client/version_.
-proxy             | Optional HTTP proxy.
-ca_path           | Optional SSL certificates path.
-ca_file           | Optional SSL certificates file.
-endpoint          | Slack endpoint, default is _https://slack.com/api_.
-logger            | Optional `Logger` instance that logs HTTP requests.
-timeout           | Optional open/read timeout in seconds.
-open_timeout      | Optional connection open timeout in seconds.
-default_page_size | Optional page size for paginated requests, default is _100_.
+setting             | description
+--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+token               | Slack API token.
+user_agent          | User-agent, defaults to _Slack Ruby Client/version_.
+proxy               | Optional HTTP proxy.
+ca_path             | Optional SSL certificates path.
+ca_file             | Optional SSL certificates file.
+endpoint            | Slack endpoint, default is _https://slack.com/api_.
+logger              | Optional `Logger` instance that logs HTTP requests.
+timeout             | Optional open/read timeout in seconds.
+open_timeout        | Optional connection open timeout in seconds.
+default_page_size   | Optional page size for paginated requests, default is _100_.
+default_max_retries | Optional number of retries for paginated requests, default is _100_.
 
 You can also pass request options, including `timeout` and `open_timeout` into individual calls.
 
@@ -195,6 +196,20 @@ end
 all_members # many thousands of team members retrieved 10 at a time
 ```
 
+When using cursor pagination the client will automatically pause and then retry the request if it runs into Slack rate limiting. (It will pause according to the `Retry-After` header in the 429 response before retrying the request.) If it receives too many rate-limited responses in a row it will give up and raise an error. The default number of retries is 100 and can be adjusted via `Slack::Web::Client.config.default_max_retries` or by passing it directly into the method as `max_retries`.
+
+You can also proactively avoid rate limiting by adding a pause between every paginated request with the `sleep_interval` parameter, which is given in seconds.
+
+```ruby
+all_members = []
+client.users_list(presence: true, limit: 10, sleep_interval: 5, max_retries: 20) do |response|
+  # pauses for 5 seconds between each request
+  # gives up after 20 consecutive rate-limited responses
+  all_members.concat(response.members)
+end
+all_members # many thousands of team members retrieved 10 at a time
+```
+
 ### RealTime Client
 
 The Real Time Messaging API is a WebSocket-based API that allows you to receive events from Slack in real time and send messages as user.