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@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ They consume channels by pulling the channel artifact corresponding to the `grou
 A Maven artifact can be resolved through a channel.
 Such a resolution will use the Maven repositories configured by the provisioning tool.
 
-The channels will be searched for a stream that matches the `groupId`/`artifactId` of the artifact.
+The channels will be searched in their listed order to find a stream that matches the `groupId`/`artifactId` of the artifact.
 
 If a channel directly defines a stream that matches the groupId/artifactId of the artifact, the version will be resolved from this stream.