diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/create/create.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/create/create.go
index e31dba655..a642a1def 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/create/create.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/create/create.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func NewCmdCreate(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*CreateOptions) error) *cobra.Co
 	fl.BoolVarP(&opts.IsDraft, "draft", "d", false, "Mark pull request as a draft")
 	fl.StringVarP(&opts.Title, "title", "t", "", "Title for the pull request")
 	fl.StringVarP(&opts.Body, "body", "b", "", "Body for the pull request")
-	fl.StringVarP(&bodyFile, "body-file", "F", "", "Read body text from `file`")
+	fl.StringVarP(&bodyFile, "body-file", "F", "", "Read body text from `file` (use \"-\" to read from standard input)")
 	fl.StringVarP(&opts.BaseBranch, "base", "B", "", "The `branch` into which you want your code merged")
 	fl.StringVarP(&opts.HeadBranch, "head", "H", "", "The `branch` that contains commits for your pull request (default: current branch)")
 	fl.BoolVarP(&opts.WebMode, "web", "w", false, "Open the web browser to create a pull request")