diff --git a/OPTIONS.md b/OPTIONS.md
index f50337bd4d5..d0ddda43f04 100644
--- a/OPTIONS.md
+++ b/OPTIONS.md
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ Commands:
   configtest|t [config-path]                                                         Validate a webpack configuration.
   help|h [command] [option]                                                          Display help for commands and options.
   info|i [options]                                                                   Outputs information about your system.
-  init|c [generation-path] [options]                                                 Initialize a new webpack configuration.
+  init|c [generation-path] [options]                                                 Initialize a new webpack project.
   loader|l [output-path]                                                             Scaffold a loader.
   migrate|m <config-path> [new-config-path]                                          Migrate a configuration to a new version.
   plugin|p [output-path]                                                             Scaffold a plugin.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5c3717d8a69..31ee39461c3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Thus, webpack CLI provides different commands for many common tasks.
 -   `build|bundle|b [entries...] [options]` - Run webpack (default command, can be omitted).
 -   [`configtest|t [config-path]`](./packages/configtest/README.md#webpack-cli-configtest) - Validate a webpack configuration.
 -   `help|h [command] [option]` - Display help for commands and options.
--   [`init|c [scaffold...] [options]`](./INIT.md#webpack-cli-init) - Create a new webpack configuration.
+-   [`init|c [generation-path] [options]`](./INIT.md#webpack-cli-init) - Create a new webpack project.
 -   [`info|i [options]`](./packages/info/README.md#webpack-cli-info) - Returns information related to the local environment.
 -   [`migrate|m <config-path> [new-config-path]`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@webpack-cli/migrate) - Migrate project from one version to another.
 -   [`plugin|p [output-path]`](./packages/generators#generators) - Initiate new plugin project.
diff --git a/packages/generators/src/index.ts b/packages/generators/src/index.ts
index c63a9a5eda8..273293bac8d 100644
--- a/packages/generators/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/generators/src/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class GeneratorsCommand {
             {
                 name: 'init [generation-path]',
                 alias: 'c',
-                description: 'Initialize a new webpack configuration.',
+                description: 'Initialize a new webpack project.',
                 usage: '[generation-path] [options]',
                 pkg: '@webpack-cli/generators',
             },
diff --git a/packages/webpack-cli/README.md b/packages/webpack-cli/README.md
index 72c9dd71a00..3b9bb4d0810 100644
--- a/packages/webpack-cli/README.md
+++ b/packages/webpack-cli/README.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ npx webpack-cli --help verbose
   configtest|t [config-path]                 Validate a webpack configuration.
   help|h [command] [option]                  Display help for commands and options.
   info|i [options]                           Outputs information about your system.
-  init|c [scaffold...] [options]             Initialize a new webpack configuration.
+  init|c [generation-path] [options]         Initialize a new webpack project.
   loader|l [output-path]                     Scaffold a loader.
   migrate|m <config-path> [new-config-path]  Migrate a configuration to a new version.
   plugin|p [output-path]                     Scaffold a plugin.