diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 93f0835..1ebfc49 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ OPENROUTER_MODEL=nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b:free
 OPENROUTER_BASE_URL=https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions
 
 # Google Generative AI (fallback provider)
-GOOGLE_API_KEY=
+GOOGLE_API_KEY=your-google-api-key-here
 GOOGLE_MODEL=chat-bison-001
 
 # Premium document translation (recommended for Translate PDF)