diff --git a/source/exponential-backoff.ts b/source/exponential-backoff.ts
index 3ae558f..79c672c 100644
--- a/source/exponential-backoff.ts
+++ b/source/exponential-backoff.ts
@@ -41,11 +41,23 @@ export class ExponentialBackoff {
 
     private readonly options: ExponentialBackoffOptions;
 
-    constructor(options?: Partial<ExponentialBackoffOptions>) {
+    /**
+     * Creates a new exponential-backoff instance.
+     *
+     * Unspecified options use the defaults listed below.
+     *
+     * @param options - Exponential-backoff configuration overrides.
+     * @param options.maxDelay - Maximum delay between retries. Default: `10_000` ms.
+     * @param options.maxAttempts - Maximum number of attempts; `0` retries indefinitely. Default: `10`.
+     * @param options.baseDelay - Delay used as the basis for the first retry. Default: `1_000` ms.
+     * @param options.growthRate - Multiplier applied to the delay after each attempt. Default: `2`.
+     * @param options.jitter - Random proportional variation applied to each delay. Default: `0.1`.
+     */
+    constructor(options: Partial<ExponentialBackoffOptions> = {}) {
         this.options = {
-            maxDelay: 10000,
+            maxDelay: 10_000,
             maxAttempts: 10,
-            baseDelay: 1000,
+            baseDelay: 1_000,
             growthRate: 2,
             jitter: 0.1,
             ...options,