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@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Was inspired by https://github.com/conveyal/maven-semantic-release. It differs i
 
 | Name | Type | Default | Description |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| [settingsPath] | <code>string</code> | <code>&quot;&#x27;.m2/settings.xml&#x27;&quot;</code> | Path to a maven settings file. |
+| [settingsPath] | <code>string</code> | <code>&quot;&#x27;~/.m2/settings.xml&#x27;&quot;</code> | Path to a maven settings file. |
 | [processAllModules] | <code>boolean</code> | <code>false</code> | This sets the `processAllModules` option for the `versions:set` target. It is useful for multimodule projects. |
 | [mavenTarget] | <code>&#x27;deploy&#x27;</code> | <code>&#x27;package jib:build&#x27;</code> | <code>&#x27;deploy jib:build&#x27;</code> | <code>&#x27;deploy&#x27;</code> | This determines which mvn targets are used to publish. |
 | [clean] | <code>boolean</code> | <code>true</code> | Whether the `clean` target will be applied before publishing. |