diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index a15ca69d6..cd084a282 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ New features:
 - :doc:`plugins/mbpseudo`: Add a new `mbpseudo` plugin to proactively receive
       MusicBrainz pseudo-releases as recommendations during import.
 - Added support for Python 3.13.
+- :doc:`/plugins/convert`: ``force`` can be passed to override checks like
+  no_convert, never_convert_lossy_files, same format, and max_bitrate
 
 Bug fixes:
 
@@ -47,11 +49,6 @@ Bug fixes:
   endpoints. Previously, due to single-quotes (ie. string literal) in the SQL
   query, the query eg. `GET /item/values/albumartist` would return the literal
   "albumartist" instead of a list of unique album artists.
-  :doc:`/plugins/convert`: beet convert ignored an explicit --format option when
-  never_convert_lossy_files was enabled. Now, --force wil override this config
-  setting. Lossy files selected by a query and given a target format on the CLI
-  are now transcoded when given the --force flag instead of being copied
-  unchanged. :bug:`5625`
 
 For plugin developers:
 
diff --git a/docs/plugins/convert.rst b/docs/plugins/convert.rst
index abf31529d..14b545b28 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/convert.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/convert.rst
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ embedding is disabled for files that are linked. Refer to the ``link`` and
 ``hardlink`` options below.
 
 The ``-F`` (or ``--force``) option forces transcoding even when safety options
-such as ``no_convert`` or ``never_convert_lossy_files`` would normally cause a
-file to be copied or skipped instead. This can be combined with ``--format`` to
-explicitly transcode lossy inputs to a chosen target format.
+such as ``no_convert``, ``never_convert_lossy_files``, or ``max_bitrate`` would
+normally cause a file to be copied or skipped instead. This can be combined with
+``--format`` to explicitly transcode lossy inputs to a chosen target format.
 
 The ``-m`` (or ``--playlist``) option enables the plugin to create an m3u8
 playlist file in the destination folder given by the ``-d`` (``--dest``) option
@@ -109,11 +109,13 @@ The available options are:
   with high bitrates, even if they are already in the same format as the output.
   Note that this does not guarantee that all converted files will have a lower
   bitrate---that depends on the encoder and its configuration. Default: none.
+  This option will be overridden by the ``--force`` flag
 - **no_convert**: Does not transcode items matching the query string provided
   (see :doc:`/reference/query`). For example, to not convert AAC or WMA formats,
   you can use ``format:AAC, format:WMA`` or ``path::\.(m4a|wma)$``. If you only
   want to transcode WMA format, you can use a negative query, e.g.,
-  ``^path::\.(wma)$``, to not convert any other format except WMA.
+  ``^path::\.(wma)$``, to not convert any other format except WMA. This option
+  will be overridden by the ``--force`` flag
 - **never_convert_lossy_files**: Cross-conversions between lossy codecs---such
   as mp3, ogg vorbis, etc.---makes little sense as they will decrease quality
   even further. If set to ``yes``, lossy files are always copied. Default: