diff --git a/pkg/cmd/issue/edit/edit.go b/pkg/cmd/issue/edit/edit.go
index e959cde2b..b207a96fd 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/issue/edit/edit.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/issue/edit/edit.go
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ func NewCmdEdit(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*EditOptions) error) *cobra.Comman
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.Editable.Title.Value, "title", "t", "", "Set the new title.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.Editable.Body.Value, "body", "b", "", "Set the new body.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&bodyFile, "body-file", "F", "", "Read body text from `file` (use \"-\" to read from standard input)")
-	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&opts.Editable.Assignees.Add, "add-assignee", nil, "Add assigned users by their `login`. Use \"@me\" to assign yourself.")
-	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&opts.Editable.Assignees.Remove, "remove-assignee", nil, "Remove assigned users by their `login`. Use \"@me\" to unassign yourself.")
+	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&opts.Editable.Assignees.Add, "add-assignee", nil, "Add assigned users by their `login`. Use \"@me\" to assign yourself, or \"@copilot\" to assign Copilot.")
+	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&opts.Editable.Assignees.Remove, "remove-assignee", nil, "Remove assigned users by their `login`. Use \"@me\" to unassign yourself, or \"@copilot\" to unassign Copilot.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&opts.Editable.Labels.Add, "add-label", nil, "Add labels by `name`")
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&opts.Editable.Labels.Remove, "remove-label", nil, "Remove labels by `name`")
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&opts.Editable.Projects.Add, "add-project", nil, "Add the issue to projects by `title`")
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/edit/edit.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/edit/edit.go
index c30c4f9bb..072356a1a 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/edit/edit.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/edit/edit.go
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ func NewCmdEdit(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*EditOptions) error) *cobra.Comman
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.Editable.Base.Value, "base", "B", "", "Change the base `branch` for this pull request")
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&opts.Editable.Reviewers.Add, "add-reviewer", nil, "Add reviewers by their `login`.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&opts.Editable.Reviewers.Remove, "remove-reviewer", nil, "Remove reviewers by their `login`.")
-	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&opts.Editable.Assignees.Add, "add-assignee", nil, "Add assigned users by their `login`. Use \"@me\" to assign yourself.")
-	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&opts.Editable.Assignees.Remove, "remove-assignee", nil, "Remove assigned users by their `login`. Use \"@me\" to unassign yourself.")
+	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&opts.Editable.Assignees.Add, "add-assignee", nil, "Add assigned users by their `login`. Use \"@me\" to assign yourself, or \"@copilot\" to assign Copilot.")
+	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&opts.Editable.Assignees.Remove, "remove-assignee", nil, "Remove assigned users by their `login`. Use \"@me\" to unassign yourself, or \"@copilot\" to unassign Copilot.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&opts.Editable.Labels.Add, "add-label", nil, "Add labels by `name`")
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&opts.Editable.Labels.Remove, "remove-label", nil, "Remove labels by `name`")
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&opts.Editable.Projects.Add, "add-project", nil, "Add the pull request to projects by `title`")