diff --git a/commands/version/README.md b/commands/version/README.md
index 8acba366f5..b84de46f37 100644
--- a/commands/version/README.md
+++ b/commands/version/README.md
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ Pass `--no-ignore-changes` to disable any existing durable configuration.
 lerna version --include-merged-tags
 ```
 
-When run with this flag, `lerna version` will also consider tags of merged branches during package change detection.
+Include tags from merged branches when detecting changed packages.
 
 ### `--message <msg>`
 
diff --git a/commands/version/command.js b/commands/version/command.js
index 820687be02..4109ff1db7 100644
--- a/commands/version/command.js
+++ b/commands/version/command.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ exports.builder = (yargs, composed) => {
       type: "boolean",
     },
     "include-merged-tags": {
-      describe: "Also include tags from merged branches",
+      describe: "Include tags from merged branches when detecting changed packages.",
       type: "boolean",
     },
     m: {