diff --git a/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json b/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
index d34056aa..32c1de2b 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
+++ b/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
@@ -2965,7 +2965,7 @@
                         "construct": false,
                         "construct-only": false,
                         "controllable": false,
-                        "default": "GStreamer reqwesthttpsrc 0.9.0-1e55d9e1",
+                        "default": "GStreamer reqwesthttpsrc",
                         "mutable": "ready",
                         "readable": true,
                         "type": "gchararray",
diff --git a/net/reqwest/src/reqwesthttpsrc/imp.rs b/net/reqwest/src/reqwesthttpsrc/imp.rs
index 33ddc41b..752eebe8 100644
--- a/net/reqwest/src/reqwesthttpsrc/imp.rs
+++ b/net/reqwest/src/reqwesthttpsrc/imp.rs
@@ -670,6 +670,20 @@ impl ReqwestHttpSrc {
 impl ObjectImpl for ReqwestHttpSrc {
     fn properties() -> &'static [glib::ParamSpec] {
         static PROPERTIES: Lazy<Vec<glib::ParamSpec>> = Lazy::new(|| {
+            #[allow(unused_mut)]
+            let mut user_agent_pspec = glib::ParamSpecString::builder("user-agent")
+                .nick("User-Agent")
+                .blurb("Value of the User-Agent HTTP request header field")
+                .default_value("GStreamer reqwesthttpsrc".into())
+                .readwrite()
+                .readwrite()
+                .mutable_ready();
+
+            #[cfg(feature = "doc")]
+            {
+                user_agent_pspec = user_agent_pspec.doc_show_default();
+            }
+
             vec![
                 glib::ParamSpecString::builder("location")
                     .nick("Location")
@@ -677,13 +691,7 @@ impl ObjectImpl for ReqwestHttpSrc {
                     .readwrite()
                     .mutable_ready()
                     .build(),
-                glib::ParamSpecString::builder("user-agent")
-                    .nick("User-Agent")
-                    .blurb("Value of the User-Agent HTTP request header field")
-                    .default_value(DEFAULT_USER_AGENT.into())
-                    .readwrite()
-                    .mutable_ready()
-                    .build(),
+                user_agent_pspec.build(),
                 glib::ParamSpecBoolean::builder("is-live")
                     .nick("Is Live")
                     .blurb("Act like a live source")