diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 8d1db78..28bf82f 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ START_ADDITIONAL_SERVICES=""
 # search/tika.yml or by using the following command:
 # docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f search/tika.yml up -d
 # Set the desired docker image tag or digest.
-# Defaults to "apache/tika:slim"
+# Defaults to "apache/tika:latest"
 # The slim variant is recommended for most use cases as it provides core text extraction
 # functionality with a smaller image size and faster startup time.
 # Only use the full variant (apache/tika:latest-full) if you need specialized features