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@@ -2767,11 +2767,20 @@ This is why we configured an upper limit for how long we wait until creating a P
 ## prPriority
 
 Sometimes Renovate needs to rate limit its creation of PRs, e.g. hourly or concurrent PR limits.
-In such cases it sorts/prioritizes by default based on the update type (e.g. patches raised before minor, minor before major).
+By default, Renovate sorts/prioritizes based on the update type, going from smallest update to biggest update.
+Renovate creates update PRs in this order:
+
+1. `pinDigest`
+1. `pin`
+1. `digest`
+1. `patch`
+1. `minor`
+1. `major`
+
 If you have dependencies that are more or less important than others then you can use the `prPriority` field for PR sorting.
 The default value is 0, so setting a negative value will make dependencies sort last, while higher values sort first.
 
-Here's an example of how you would define PR priority so that devDependencies are raised last and `react` is raised first:
+Here's an example of how you would define PR priority so that `devDependencies` are raised last and `react` is raised first:
 
 ```json
 {