diff --git a/pkg/cmd/release/create/create.go b/pkg/cmd/release/create/create.go
index ad7ca4993..26e70b76d 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/release/create/create.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/release/create/create.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func NewCmdCreate(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*CreateOptions) error) *cobra.Co
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.GenerateNotes, "generate-notes", "", false, "Automatically generate title and notes for the release")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&opts.NotesStartTag, "notes-start-tag", "", "Tag to use as the starting point for generating release notes")
 	cmdutil.NilBoolFlag(cmd, &opts.IsLatest, "latest", "", "Mark this release as \"Latest\" (default: automatic based on date and version)")
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.VerifyTag, "verify-tag", "", false, "Abort the release if the tag doesn't already exist")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&opts.VerifyTag, "verify-tag", "", false, "Abort in case the git tag doesn't already exist in the remote repository")
 
 	return cmd
 }