diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 8499d60f9..52fd6f94c 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
   Thanks @dvd101x.
 - Fix: #3114 build warnings related to a number of wrong `/* #__PURE__ */` 
   annotations.
+- Docs: #3145 fix documentation about REPL, it does require a build step 
+  nowadays.
 
 
 # 2024-01-12, 12.3.0
diff --git a/docs/command_line_interface.md b/docs/command_line_interface.md
index 1287e7b82..6c1722bc3 100644
--- a/docs/command_line_interface.md
+++ b/docs/command_line_interface.md
@@ -68,10 +68,9 @@ $ mathjs --string --parenthesis=all
 
 # Command line debugging (REPL)
 
-For debugging purposes, `bin/repl.js` provides a REPL (Read Evaluate Print Loop)
-for interactive testing of mathjs without having to build new build files after every
-little change to the source files. You can either start it directly (`./bin/repl.js`) or
-via node (`node bin/repl.js`).
+The library also provides a REPL (Read Evaluate Print Loop) via `bin/repl.js` which
+loads mathjs in a Node.js command line environment.
+You can either start it directly (`./bin/repl.js`) or via node (`node bin/repl.js`).
 
 You can exit using either [ctrl]-[C] or [ctrl]-[D].