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@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ To configure basic settings for the data source, complete the following steps:
 
 You can also configure settings specific to the Graphite data source:
 
-| Name        | Description                      |
-| ----------- | -------------------------------- |
-| **Version** | Select your version of Graphite. |
-| **Type**    | Select your type of Graphite.    |
+| Name        | Description                                                                                              |
+| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| **Version** | Select your version of Graphite. If you are using Grafana Cloud Graphite, this should be set to `1.1.x`. |
+| **Type**    | Select your type of Graphite. If you are using Grafana Cloud Graphite, this should be set to `Default`.  |
 
 ### Integrate with Loki