diff --git a/content/code-security/code-scanning/creating-an-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning/codeql-code-scanning-for-compiled-languages.md b/content/code-security/code-scanning/creating-an-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning/codeql-code-scanning-for-compiled-languages.md
index 07d9a53d3ce0..719f364dbaf6 100644
--- a/content/code-security/code-scanning/creating-an-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning/codeql-code-scanning-for-compiled-languages.md
+++ b/content/code-security/code-scanning/creating-an-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning/codeql-code-scanning-for-compiled-languages.md
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Dependency caching works with all build modes, and is supported by {% data varia
 
 ### Enabling dependency caching for {% data variables.product.prodname_codeql %}
 
-For default setup workflows, dependency caching is enabled by default for {% data variables.product.github %}-hosted runners in public repositories.
+For default setup workflows, dependency caching is enabled by default for {% data variables.product.github %}-hosted runners in public and private repositories.
 
 For advanced setup workflows, dependency caching is disabled by default. To enable dependency caching for {% data variables.product.prodname_codeql %}, use the `dependency-caching` setting for the {% data variables.product.prodname_codeql %} action in your advanced setup workflow. This setting accepts the following values: