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diff --git a/share/man/man4/cc_cubic.4 b/share/man/man4/cc_cubic.4
index 806d6aec2441..9a145ce3a1bc 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/cc_cubic.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/cc_cubic.4
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.\" $FreeBSD$
-.\"
-.Dd May 13, 2021
+.Dd February 4, 2023
.Dt CC_CUBIC 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -39,6 +37,7 @@
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The CUBIC congestion control algorithm was designed to provide increased
throughput in fast and long-distance networks.
+The CUBIC congestion control algorithm is the default for TCP.
It attempts to maintain fairness when competing with legacy NewReno TCP in lower
speed scenarios where NewReno is able to operate adequately.
.Pp
@@ -100,6 +99,11 @@ The
congestion control module first appeared in
.Fx 9.0 .
.Pp
+This became the default congestion algorithm for FreeBSD in version
+.Fx 14.0 ,
+replacing
+.Xr cc_newreno 4 .
+.Pp
The module was first released in 2009 by Lawrence Stewart whilst studying at
Swinburne University of Technology's Centre for Advanced Internet Architectures,
Melbourne, Australia.