diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c0cf9de..8c5434f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ timestamps and the total amount of times that the file has been loaded:
 
 ### Recency values (per timestamp)
 
+These values are customizable in `setup()`.
+
 | Timestamp age | Value |
 | -------- | ---------- |
 | 4 hours  | 100        |
@@ -172,20 +174,6 @@ least, it matches against exact the same as you input.
 
 See [default configuration](https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim#telescope-defaults) for full details on configuring Telescope.
 
-- `recency_values` (default: see follow)
-
-  ```lua
-  -- recency_values default:
-  recency_values = {
-    { age = 240, value = 100 }, -- past 4 hours
-    { age = 1440, value = 80 }, -- past day
-    { age = 4320, value = 60 }, -- past 3 days
-    { age = 10080, value = 40 }, -- past week
-    { age = 43200, value = 20 }, -- past month
-    { age = 129600, value = 10 }, -- past 90 days
-  }
-  ```
-
 - `auto_validate`  (default: `true`)
 
   If `true`, it removes stale entries count over than `db_validate_threshold`. See
@@ -239,6 +227,24 @@ See [default configuration](https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim#tel
   timestamps when you open the file. It is reasonable to set this value more
   than or equal to the default value: `10`.
 
+- `recency_values` (default: see below)
+
+  Set weighting factors for calculating “frecency”. This option does not affect
+  values already recorded in DB. So you can change these values without spoiling
+  data.
+
+  ```lua
+  -- default values
+  recency_values = {
+    { age = 240, value = 100 }, -- past 4 hours
+    { age = 1440, value = 80 }, -- past day
+    { age = 4320, value = 60 }, -- past 3 days
+    { age = 10080, value = 40 }, -- past week
+    { age = 43200, value = 20 }, -- past month
+    { age = 129600, value = 10 }, -- past 90 days
+  }
+  ```
+
 - `show_filter_column` (default: `true`)
 
   Show the path of the active filter before file paths. In default, it uses the
diff --git a/lua/frecency/config.lua b/lua/frecency/config.lua
index cec8f2a..7e2de92 100644
--- a/lua/frecency/config.lua
+++ b/lua/frecency/config.lua
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ local os_util = require "frecency.os_util"
 local Config = {}
 
 ---@class FrecencyRawConfig
----@field recency_values table<integer, { age: integer, value: integer }> default: {}
+---@field recency_values { age: integer, value: integer }[] default: see lua/frecency/config.lua
 ---@field auto_validate boolean default: true
 ---@field db_root string default: vim.fn.stdpath "data"
 ---@field db_safe_mode boolean default: true
@@ -25,14 +25,6 @@ local Config = {}
 ---@return FrecencyConfig
 Config.new = function()
   local default_values = {
-    recency_values = {
-      { age = 240, value = 100 }, -- past 4 hours
-      { age = 1440, value = 80 }, -- past day
-      { age = 4320, value = 60 }, -- past 3 days
-      { age = 10080, value = 40 }, -- past week
-      { age = 43200, value = 20 }, -- past month
-      { age = 129600, value = 10 }, -- past 90 days
-    },
     auto_validate = true,
     db_root = vim.fn.stdpath "data",
     db_safe_mode = true,
@@ -44,6 +36,14 @@ Config.new = function()
     ignore_patterns = os_util.is_windows and { [[*.git\*]], [[*\tmp\*]], "term://*" }
       or { "*.git/*", "*/tmp/*", "term://*" },
     max_timestamps = 10,
+    recency_values = {
+      { age = 240, value = 100 }, -- past 4 hours
+      { age = 1440, value = 80 }, -- past day
+      { age = 4320, value = 60 }, -- past 3 days
+      { age = 10080, value = 40 }, -- past week
+      { age = 43200, value = 20 }, -- past month
+      { age = 129600, value = 10 }, -- past 90 days
+    },
     show_filter_column = true,
     show_scores = false,
     show_unindexed = true,