diff --git a/tests/unit/proxy/public_endpoints/test_public_endpoints.py b/tests/unit/proxy/public_endpoints/test_public_endpoints.py
index 830871c7bfc..396de55ee1e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/proxy/public_endpoints/test_public_endpoints.py
+++ b/tests/unit/proxy/public_endpoints/test_public_endpoints.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+import os
 import re
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from importlib.resources import files
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
 
+import litellm
+
 
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
@@ -1603,6 +1606,10 @@ async def test_get_whats_new_serves_bundled_list_without_fetching_when_no_url_is
     assert len(served.launches) > 0
 
 
+def test_whats_new_url_defaults_to_unset_so_only_the_env_var_opts_into_a_remote_list() -> None:
+    assert litellm.whats_new_url == os.getenv("LITELLM_WHATS_NEW_URL")
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_get_whats_new_fetches_once_per_process(
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, reset_whats_new_cache: None
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts
index 4c69007bb21..d73394eb74c 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/lib/http/schema.d.ts
@@ -14163,10 +14163,10 @@ export interface paths {
          * Get Public Whats New
          * @description Return the launches the dashboard Home page shows under What's new.
          *
-         *     Resolved once per process: fetched from ``litellm.whats_new_url`` (override with ``LITELLM_WHATS_NEW_URL``)
-         *     on the first request, falling back to the list bundled with the package on any failure, so an airgapped
-         *     proxy serves the bundled list without retrying. Set ``LITELLM_LOCAL_WHATS_NEW=True`` to skip the fetch.
-         *     A restart picks up a newly published list.
+         *     Serves the list bundled with this release. Set ``LITELLM_WHATS_NEW_URL`` to fetch a remote list instead,
+         *     resolved once per process on the first request and falling back to the bundled list on any failure, so an
+         *     airgapped proxy serves the bundled list without retrying. ``LITELLM_LOCAL_WHATS_NEW=True`` forces the
+         *     bundled list even when a URL is set. A restart picks up a newly published list.
          */
         get: operations["get_public_whats_new_public_whats_new_get"];
         put?: never;