diff --git a/bin/xbps-checkvers/xbps-checkvers.1 b/bin/xbps-checkvers/xbps-checkvers.1
index 76be479f..2be0c77e 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-checkvers/xbps-checkvers.1
+++ b/bin/xbps-checkvers/xbps-checkvers.1
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ A plain
 .It Cm \&%n
 The package name.
 .It Cm \&%r
-The repository version.
+The package version from repositories or pkgdb (returns ? if not found).
 .It Cm \&%s
-The source package version.
+The source package version (returns ? if not found).
 .It Cm \&%t
 The requested template name (this can be a sub package).
 .It Cm \&%R