diff --git a/docs/examples/rewrite/README.md b/docs/examples/rewrite/README.md
index c529c34ef6..5b42e1fc74 100644
--- a/docs/examples/rewrite/README.md
+++ b/docs/examples/rewrite/README.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
 kind: Ingress
 metadata:
   annotations:
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/use-regex: "true"
     nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target: /$2
   name: rewrite
   namespace: default