diff --git a/content/en/docs/concepts/configuration/secret.md b/content/en/docs/concepts/configuration/secret.md
index 4e34cb748d..d63a2cf3ac 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/concepts/configuration/secret.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/concepts/configuration/secret.md
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ secret "db-user-pass" created
 ```
 
 {{< note >}}
-Special characters such as `$`, `\`, `*`, and `!` will be interpreted by your [shell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_(computing)) and require escaping.
+Special characters such as `$`, `\`, `*`, `=`, and `!` will be interpreted by your [shell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_(computing)) and require escaping.
 In most shells, the easiest way to escape the password is to surround it with single quotes (`'`).
-For example, if your actual password is `S!B\*d$zDsb`, you should execute the command this way:
+For example, if your actual password is `S!B\*d$zDsb=`, you should execute the command this way:
 
 ```shell
-kubectl create secret generic dev-db-secret --from-literal=username=devuser --from-literal=password='S!B\*d$zDsb'
+kubectl create secret generic dev-db-secret --from-literal=username=devuser --from-literal=password='S!B\*d$zDsb='
 ```
 
 You do not need to escape special characters in passwords from files (`--from-file`).
@@ -974,12 +974,12 @@ secret "test-db-secret" created
 ```
 
 {{< note >}}
-Special characters such as `$`, `\`, `*`, and `!` will be interpreted by your [shell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_(computing)) and require escaping.
+Special characters such as `$`, `\`, `*`, `=`, and `!` will be interpreted by your [shell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_(computing)) and require escaping.
 In most shells, the easiest way to escape the password is to surround it with single quotes (`'`).
-For example, if your actual password is `S!B\*d$zDsb`, you should execute the command this way:
+For example, if your actual password is `S!B\*d$zDsb=`, you should execute the command this way:
 
 ```shell
-kubectl create secret generic dev-db-secret --from-literal=username=devuser --from-literal=password='S!B\*d$zDsb'
+kubectl create secret generic dev-db-secret --from-literal=username=devuser --from-literal=password='S!B\*d$zDsb='
 ```
 
  You do not need to escape special characters in passwords from files (`--from-file`).