diff --git a/rcgen/src/key_pair.rs b/rcgen/src/key_pair.rs
index 001860c8..7f4fe54f 100644
--- a/rcgen/src/key_pair.rs
+++ b/rcgen/src/key_pair.rs
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ impl KeyPair {
 	}
 
 	/// Generate a new random key pair for the specified signature algorithm
+	///
+	/// If you're not sure which algorithm to use, [`PKCS_ECDSA_P256_SHA256`] is a good choice.
 	pub fn generate(alg: &'static SignatureAlgorithm) -> Result<Self, Error> {
 		let rng = &SystemRandom::new();