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diff --git a/README b/README
index de2cf72e2..832f08e8f 100644
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@@ -524,7 +524,8 @@ Citation rendering
: Specify bibliography database to be used in resolving
citations. The database type will be determined from the
extension of *FILE*, which may be `.mods` (MODS format),
- `.bib` (BibTeX/BibLaTeX format),
+ `.bib` (BibLaTeX format, which will normally work for BibTeX
+ files as well), `.bibtex` (BibTeX format),
`.ris` (RIS format), `.enl` (EndNote format),
`.xml` (EndNote XML format), `.wos` (ISI format),
`.medline` (MEDLINE format), `.copac` (Copac format),
@@ -2135,7 +2136,8 @@ you will need a bibliographic database in one of the following formats:
Format File extension
------------ --------------
MODS .mods
- BibTeX/BibLaTeX .bib
+ BibLaTeX .bib
+ BibTeX .bibtex
RIS .ris
EndNote .enl
EndNote XML .xml
@@ -2144,6 +2146,9 @@ you will need a bibliographic database in one of the following formats:
Copac .copac
JSON citeproc .json
+Note that `.bib` can generally be used with both BibTeX and BibLaTeX
+files, but you can use `.bibtex` to force BibTeX.
+
You will need to specify the bibliography file using the `--bibliography`
command-line option (which may be repeated if you have several
bibliographies).