diff --git a/docs/source/user/invocation.rst b/docs/source/user/invocation.rst
index 099b72a..df6e003 100644
--- a/docs/source/user/invocation.rst
+++ b/docs/source/user/invocation.rst
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ And you should see something like:
                             unified diff provided on standard in by the user.
       --exclude=patterns    Comma-separated list of files or directories to
                             exclude.(Default:
-                            .svn,CVS,.bzr,.hg,.git,__pycache__,.tox)
+                            .svn,CVS,.bzr,.hg,.git,__pycache__,.tox,.eggs,*.egg)
       --filename=patterns   Only check for filenames matching the patterns in this
                             comma-separated list. (Default: *.py)
       --format=format       Format errors according to the chosen formatter.
diff --git a/docs/source/user/options.rst b/docs/source/user/options.rst
index ba31691..d3b5f1a 100644
--- a/docs/source/user/options.rst
+++ b/docs/source/user/options.rst
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ Options and their Descriptions
 
     Provide a comma-separated list of glob patterns to exclude from checks.
 
-    This defaults to: ``.svn,CVS,.bzr,.hg,.git,__pycache__,.tox``
+    This defaults to: ``.svn,CVS,.bzr,.hg,.git,__pycache__,.tox,.eggs,*.egg``
 
     Example patterns: