diff --git a/src/site/hugo/content/maven-plugin/excludes.md b/src/site/hugo/content/maven-plugin/excludes.md
index 5ccdc97..20fe8f1 100644
--- a/src/site/hugo/content/maven-plugin/excludes.md
+++ b/src/site/hugo/content/maven-plugin/excludes.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ In those cases audit can be configured to *exclude* vulnerabilities from matchin
 
 ## Exclude Specific Vulnerabilities
 
-Specific vulnerabilities can be excluded by *vulnerability-id*.
+Specific vulnerabilities can be excluded by *vulnerability-id*. You can also use the [CVE Number](https://cve.mitre.org/cve/identifiers/index.html) here.
 
 For example to exclude [39d74cc8-457a-4e57-89ef-a258420138c5](https://ossindex.sonatype.org/vuln/39d74cc8-457a-4e57-89ef-a258420138c5):
 
@@ -38,6 +38,20 @@ For example to exclude [39d74cc8-457a-4e57-89ef-a258420138c5](https://ossindex.s
 </plugin>
 {{< /highlight >}}
 
+Here is what this looks like when using a CVE number.
+
+{{< highlight "xml" >}}
+<plugin>
+  <groupId>org.sonatype.ossindex.maven</groupId>
+  <artifactId>ossindex-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+  <configuration>
+    <excludeVulnerabilityIds>
+      <exclude>CVE-2025-1234567</exclude>
+    </excludeVulnerabilityIds>
+  </configuration>
+</plugin>
+{{< /highlight >}}
+
 This exclusion can also be configured via CLI property as a comma-separated list of ids:
 
 {{< command >}}
@@ -72,4 +86,4 @@ This exclusion can also be configured via CLI property as a comma-separated list
 mvn ossindex:audit -Dossindex.excludeCoordinates=commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload:1.3
 {{< /command >}}
 
-**NOTE:** Only exact coordinate matches are excluded.
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+**NOTE:** Only exact coordinate matches are excluded.