From d51254f465b069b6919c1db9abba858d5cd2d5cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pierre Vanduynslager <pierre.denis.vanduynslager@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 13:25:36 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] docs: mention that `debug` option is CLI only

---
 docs/usage/configuration.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/usage/configuration.md b/docs/usage/configuration.md
index 4004f32c..0c67e698 100644
--- a/docs/usage/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/usage/configuration.md
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ CLI argument: `--debug`
 
 Output debugging information. This can also be enabled by setting the `DEBUG` environment variable to `semantic-release:*`.
 
+**Note**: The `debug` is used only supported via CLI argument. To enable debug mode from the [JS API](../developer-guide/js-api.md#javascript-api) use `require('debug').enable('semantic-release:*')`.
+
 ## Git environment variables
 
 | Variable              | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Default                              |