diff --git a/docs/layouts/shortcodes/generated/core_configuration.html b/docs/layouts/shortcodes/generated/core_configuration.html
index 7cc75261dca7..52b64a3a565d 100644
--- a/docs/layouts/shortcodes/generated/core_configuration.html
+++ b/docs/layouts/shortcodes/generated/core_configuration.html
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
             <td><h5>commit.timeout</h5></td>
             <td style="word-wrap: break-word;">(none)</td>
             <td>Duration</td>
-            <td>Max timeout duration of retry when commit failed.</td>
+            <td>Timeout duration of retry when commit failed.</td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
             <td><h5>commit.user-prefix</h5></td>
diff --git a/paimon-common/src/main/java/org/apache/paimon/CoreOptions.java b/paimon-common/src/main/java/org/apache/paimon/CoreOptions.java
index c567e6266bfa..f42bb8aeca98 100644
--- a/paimon-common/src/main/java/org/apache/paimon/CoreOptions.java
+++ b/paimon-common/src/main/java/org/apache/paimon/CoreOptions.java
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ public class CoreOptions implements Serializable {
             key("commit.timeout")
                     .durationType()
                     .noDefaultValue()
-                    .withDescription("Max timeout duration of retry when commit failed.");
+                    .withDescription("Timeout duration of retry when commit failed.");
 
     public static final ConfigOption<Integer> COMMIT_MAX_RETRIES =
             key("commit.max-retries")