diff --git a/website/assets/sample.aider.conf.yml b/website/assets/sample.aider.conf.yml
index ed48f18e1..c7873aecd 100644
--- a/website/assets/sample.aider.conf.yml
+++ b/website/assets/sample.aider.conf.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@
 ## Specify the OpenAI organization ID
 #openai-organization-id:
 
+## Verify the SSL cert when connecting to models (default: True)
+#verify-ssl: true
+
 ## Specify a file with context window and costs for unknown models
 #model-metadata-file:
 
diff --git a/website/assets/sample.env b/website/assets/sample.env
index 551d76de3..af76039dc 100644
--- a/website/assets/sample.env
+++ b/website/assets/sample.env
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@
 ## Specify the OpenAI organization ID
 #OPENAI_ORGANIZATION_ID=
 
+## Verify the SSL cert when connecting to models (default: True)
+#AIDER_VERIFY_SSL=true
+
 ## Specify a file with context window and costs for unknown models
 #AIDER_MODEL_METADATA_FILE=
 
diff --git a/website/docs/aider_conf.md b/website/docs/aider_conf.md
index 9e4eed9d3..e6e89fc25 100644
--- a/website/docs/aider_conf.md
+++ b/website/docs/aider_conf.md
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ cog.outl("```")
 ## Specify the OpenAI organization ID
 #openai-organization-id:
 
+## Verify the SSL cert when connecting to models (default: True)
+#verify-ssl: true
+
 ## Specify a file with context window and costs for unknown models
 #model-metadata-file:
 
diff --git a/website/docs/dotenv.md b/website/docs/dotenv.md
index b7c942923..e1eb3a425 100644
--- a/website/docs/dotenv.md
+++ b/website/docs/dotenv.md
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ cog.outl("```")
 ## Specify the OpenAI organization ID
 #OPENAI_ORGANIZATION_ID=
 
+## Verify the SSL cert when connecting to models (default: True)
+#AIDER_VERIFY_SSL=true
+
 ## Specify a file with context window and costs for unknown models
 #AIDER_MODEL_METADATA_FILE=
 
diff --git a/website/docs/options.md b/website/docs/options.md
index a71d3f00c..166b2853b 100644
--- a/website/docs/options.md
+++ b/website/docs/options.md
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ usage: aider [-h] [--llm-history-file] [--openai-api-key]
              [--4] [--4o] [--4-turbo] [--35turbo] [--models]
              [--openai-api-base] [--openai-api-type]
              [--openai-api-version] [--openai-api-deployment-id]
-             [--openai-organization-id] [--model-metadata-file]
-             [--edit-format] [--weak-model]
+             [--openai-organization-id]
+             [--verify-ssl | --no-verify-ssl]
+             [--model-metadata-file] [--edit-format] [--weak-model]
              [--show-model-warnings | --no-show-model-warnings]
              [--map-tokens] [--max-chat-history-tokens] [--env-file]
              [--input-history-file] [--chat-history-file]
@@ -128,6 +129,14 @@ Environment variable: `OPENAI_API_DEPLOYMENT_ID`
 Specify the OpenAI organization ID  
 Environment variable: `OPENAI_ORGANIZATION_ID`  
 
+### `--verify-ssl`
+Verify the SSL cert when connecting to models (default: True)  
+Default: True  
+Environment variable: `AIDER_VERIFY_SSL`  
+Aliases:
+  - `--verify-ssl`
+  - `--no-verify-ssl`
+
 ### `--model-metadata-file MODEL_FILE`
 Specify a file with context window and costs for unknown models  
 Environment variable: `AIDER_MODEL_METADATA_FILE`