diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.json b/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
index 8262f5581d..85a1d98de4 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
@@ -2147,6 +2147,7 @@
   "repo.settings.unit_visibility": "Visibility",
   "repo.settings.unit_visibility_private": "Private (follow repo visibility)",
   "repo.settings.unit_visibility_public": "Public (anyone can read)",
+  "repo.settings.unit_visibility_releases_help": "Update feeds (updates.xml, dolibarr.json) are always accessible regardless of this setting. Set to Public to also show the releases page to anonymous visitors.",
   "repo.settings.packages_desc": "Enable Repository Packages Registry",
   "repo.settings.projects_desc": "Enable Projects",
   "repo.settings.projects_mode_desc": "Projects Mode (which kinds of projects to show)",
diff --git a/templates/repo/settings/options.tmpl b/templates/repo/settings/options.tmpl
index 043b3b7752..9dfaa8407d 100644
--- a/templates/repo/settings/options.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/settings/options.tmpl
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@
 							<option value="not-set" {{if not (eq (.Repository.MustGetUnit ctx ctx.Consts.RepoUnitTypeReleases).AnonymousAccessMode 1)}}selected{{end}}>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.unit_visibility_private"}}</option>
 							<option value="anonymous-read" {{if eq (.Repository.MustGetUnit ctx ctx.Consts.RepoUnitTypeReleases).AnonymousAccessMode 1}}selected{{end}}>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.unit_visibility_public"}}</option>
 						</select>
+						<p class="help">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.unit_visibility_releases_help"}}</p>
 					</div>
 				</div>