diff --git a/doc/source/zuul.rst b/doc/source/zuul.rst
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@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@
   commands.
   ``state_dir=/var/lib/zuul``
 
+**jobroot_dir**
+  Path to directory that Zuul should store temporary job files.
+  ``jobroot_dir=/tmp``
+
 **report_times**
   Boolean value (``true`` or ``false``) that determines if Zuul should
   include elapsed times for each job in the textual report.  Used by