diff --git a/pkg/cmd/root/help_topic.go b/pkg/cmd/root/help_topic.go
index 1357825a2..a1acf5a40 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/root/help_topic.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/root/help_topic.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ func NewHelpTopic(topic string) *cobra.Command {
 		DEBUG: set to any value to enable verbose output to standard error. Include values "api"
 		or "oauth" to print detailed information about HTTP requests or authentication flow.
 
+		PAGER: a paging program to send standard output to, e.g. "less".
+
 		GLAMOUR_STYLE: the style to use for rendering Markdown. See
 		https://github.com/charmbracelet/glamour#styles