diff --git a/packages/text-annotator/src/TextAnnotatorOptions.ts b/packages/text-annotator/src/TextAnnotatorOptions.ts
index bd9ced93..875ab9a1 100644
--- a/packages/text-annotator/src/TextAnnotatorOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/text-annotator/src/TextAnnotatorOptions.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export interface TextAnnotatorOptions<I extends TextAnnotation = TextAnnotation,
 
   presence?: PresencePainterOptions;
 
-  selectionMode?: 'shortest' | 'all';
+  selectionMode?: 'single' | 'all';
 
   style?: HighlightStyleExpression;