diff --git a/components/dotenv.rst b/components/dotenv.rst
index fae35a5b5f2..daa0a197441 100644
--- a/components/dotenv.rst
+++ b/components/dotenv.rst
@@ -58,9 +58,14 @@ Access the value with ``getenv()`` in your code::
$dbUser = getenv('DB_USER');
// you can also use ``$_ENV`` or ``$_SERVER``
-.. note::
+The ``load()`` method never overwrites existing environment variables. Use the
+``overload()`` method if you need to overwrite them::
+
+ // ...
+ $dotenv->overload(__DIR__.'/.env');
- Symfony Dotenv never overwrites existing environment variables.
+.. versionadded:: 4.2
+ The ``Dotenv::overload()`` method was introduced in Symfony 4.2.
You should never store a ``.env`` file in your code repository as it might
contain sensitive information; create a ``.env.dist`` file with sensible
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