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@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ Configure this action by either inlining these options in your workflow file or
 | `deny-licenses`*      | Contains a list of prohibited licenses. The action will fail on pull requests that introduce dependencies with licenses that match the list.                                      | Any `spdx_id` value(s) from the [Licenses API](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/licenses) | none          |
 | `fail-on-scopes`†      | Contains a list of strings of the build environments you want to support. The action will fail on pull requests that introduce vulnerabilities in the scopes that match the list. | `development`, `runtime`, `unknown`                                                      | `runtime`     |
 | `allow-ghsas`         | Contains a list of GitHub Advisory Database IDs that can be skipped during detection.                                                                                             | Any GHSAs from the [GitHub Advisory Database](https://github.com/advisories)             | none          |
-| `license-check`       | Disable the license check performed by the action.                                                                                                                                | `true`, `false`                                                                          | `false`       |
-| `vulnerability-check` | Disable the vulnerability check performed by the action.                                                                                                                          | `true`, `false`                                                                          | `false`       |
+| `license-check`       | Enable or disable the license check performed by the action.                                                                                                                                | `true`, `false`                                                                          | `false`       |
+| `vulnerability-check` | Enable or disable the vulnerability check performed by the action.                                                                                                                          | `true`, `false`                                                                          | `true`       |
 | `base-ref`/`head-ref` | Provide custom git references for the git base/head when performing the comparison check. This is only used for event types other than `pull_request_target`.                     | Any valid git ref(s) in your project                                                     | none          |
 
 *not supported for use with GitHub Enterprise Server