diff --git a/docs/platforms/android/configuration/options.mdx b/docs/platforms/android/configuration/options.mdx
index 0544cc1f82c6e..811db81c41a1d 100644
--- a/docs/platforms/android/configuration/options.mdx
+++ b/docs/platforms/android/configuration/options.mdx
@@ -450,9 +450,9 @@ Controls whether the SDK should propagate the W3C `traceparent` HTTP header alon
 
 </SdkOption>
 
-<SdkOption name="traceOptionsRequests" type="bool" defaultValue="true">
+<SdkOption name="traceOptionsRequests" type="bool" defaultValue="false">
 
-Set this boolean to `false` to disable tracing for `OPTIONS` requests. This option's default value will likely be changed in the next major version, meaning you will have to set it to `true` if you want to keep tracing `OPTIONS` requests.
+By default, the SDK does not trace `OPTIONS` requests. Set this option to `true` to create transactions for them.
 
 </SdkOption>
 
diff --git a/docs/platforms/java/common/configuration/options.mdx b/docs/platforms/java/common/configuration/options.mdx
index 28e28b75dcc17..5f2ede214e161 100644
--- a/docs/platforms/java/common/configuration/options.mdx
+++ b/docs/platforms/java/common/configuration/options.mdx
@@ -406,9 +406,9 @@ Controls whether the SDK should propagate the W3C `traceparent` HTTP header alon
 
 </SdkOption>
 
-<SdkOption name="traceOptionsRequests" type="boolean" defaultValue="true">
+<SdkOption name="traceOptionsRequests" type="boolean" defaultValue="false">
 
-Set this boolean to `false` to disable tracing for `OPTIONS` requests. This options default value will likely be changed in the next major version, meaning you will have to set it to `true` if you want to keep tracing `OPTIONS` requests.
+By default, the SDK does not trace `OPTIONS` requests. Set this option to `true` to create transactions for them.
 
 </SdkOption>