diff --git a/doc/settings/database.md b/doc/settings/database.md
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--- a/doc/settings/database.md
+++ b/doc/settings/database.md
@@ -145,4 +145,6 @@
 
 To determine whether SSL is being used by clients, you can run:
 
+In GitLab 14.2 and later:
+
 ```shell
@@ -148,5 +150,11 @@
 ```shell
-gitlab-rails dbconsole
+sudo gitlab-rails dbconsole --database main
+```
+
+In GitLab 14.1 and earlier:
+
+```shell
+sudo gitlab-rails dbconsole
 ```
 
 At startup, you should see a banner as the following:
@@ -603,6 +611,14 @@
 default Omnibus GitLab database configuration, you can connect as the
 application user:
 
+In GitLab 14.2 and later:
+
+```shell
+sudo gitlab-rails dbconsole --database main
+```
+
+In GitLab 14.1 and earlier:
+
 ```shell
 sudo gitlab-rails dbconsole
 ```