diff --git a/NEWS.adoc b/NEWS.adoc
index 5bdef7d0a..34a404571 100644
--- a/NEWS.adoc
+++ b/NEWS.adoc
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ Improvements:
  - Use HTTPS for GitHub clone URLs. (#1310)
  - Move default log view options to tigrc.
  - Allow to go to stage view without Enter. (#1284)
- - Add new "prefetch" reference type for refs created by `git maintentance`.
-   (#1318)
+ - Add new "prefetch" reference type for refs created by `git maintentance`
+   (hidden in default config). (#1318)
 
 Bug fixes:
 
diff --git a/tigrc b/tigrc
index 923c2fbfe..1a7041eb8 100644
--- a/tigrc
+++ b/tigrc
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ set truncation-delimiter	= ~		# Character drawn for truncations, or "utf-8"
 #  - If no format is specified for `tracked-remote`, the format for `remote` is used.
 #  - If no format is specified for any other reference type, the format for `branch` is used.
 # Prefix with `hide:` to not show that reference type, e.g. `hide:remote`.
-set reference-format		= [branch] <tag> {remote} ~replace~
+set reference-format		= [branch] <tag> {remote} ~replace~ hide:prefetch
 
 # Settings controlling how content is read from Git
 set commit-order		= auto		# Enum: auto, default, topo, date, reverse (main)