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diff --git a/doc/administration/monitoring/prometheus/index.md b/doc/administration/monitoring/prometheus/index.md
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@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ Sample Prometheus queries:
## Configuring Prometheus to monitor Kubernetes
> Introduced in GitLab 9.0.
+> Pod monitoring introduced in GitLab 9.4.
-If your GitLab server is running within Kubernetes, Prometheus will collect metrics from the Nodes in the cluster including performance data on each container. This is particularly helpful if your CI/CD environments run in the same cluster, as you can use the [Prometheus project integration][] to monitor them.
+If your GitLab server is running within Kubernetes, Prometheus will collect metrics from the Nodes and [annotated Pods](https://prometheus.io/docs/operating/configuration/#<kubernetes_sd_config>) in the cluster, including performance data on each container. This is particularly helpful if your CI/CD environments run in the same cluster, as you can use the [Prometheus project integration][] to monitor them.
To disable the monitoring of Kubernetes:
diff --git a/doc/user/project/integrations/prometheus.md b/doc/user/project/integrations/prometheus.md
index 86ceb14b965..4ccc13b16ab 100644
--- a/doc/user/project/integrations/prometheus.md
+++ b/doc/user/project/integrations/prometheus.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Prometheus server up and running. You have two options here:
### Configuring Omnibus GitLab Prometheus to monitor Kubernetes
With Omnibus GitLab running inside of Kubernetes, you can leverage the bundled
-version of Prometheus to collect the required metrics.
+version of Prometheus to collect the supported metrics. Once enabled, Prometheus will automatically begin monitoring Kubernetes Nodes and any [annotated Pods](https://prometheus.io/docs/operating/configuration/#<kubernetes_sd_config>).
1. Read how to configure the bundled Prometheus server in the
[Administration guide][gitlab-prometheus-k8s-monitor].