diff --git a/docs/ssh.md b/docs/ssh.md
index 2f00f056c..32800b7b0 100644
--- a/docs/ssh.md
+++ b/docs/ssh.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ## SSH Connections
 
-wezterm uses libssh2 to provide an integrated SSH client.  The
+wezterm uses an embedded ssh library to provide an integrated SSH client.  The
 client can be used to make ad-hoc SSH connections to remote hosts
-by invoking the client:
+by invoking the client like this:
 
 ```bash
 $ wezterm ssh wez@my.server
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ When invoked in this way, wezterm may prompt you for SSH authentication
 and once a connection is established, open a new terminal window with
 your requested command, or your shell if you didn't specify one.
 
-Creating a new tab will create a new channel in your existing session
-so you won't need to re-authenticate for additional tabs that you
+Creating new tabs or panes will each create a new channel in your existing
+session so you won't need to re-authenticate for additional tabs that you
 create.
 
 SSH sessions created in this way are non-persistent and all associated
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ Take a look at [the multiplexing section](multiplexing.html) for an
 alternative configuration that connects to a remote wezterm instance
 and preserves your tabs.
 
+The [ssh_backend](config/lua/config/ssh_backend.md) configuration can
+be used to specify which ssh library is used.
+
 *Since: 20210404-112810-b63a949d*
 
 wezterm is now able to parse `~/.ssh/config` and `/etc/ssh/ssh_config`
@@ -61,3 +64,4 @@ example shows how to specify the private key to use when connecting to
 ```bash
 wezterm ssh -oIdentityFile=/secret/id_ed25519 some-host
 ```
+