diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ca52fa..119d136 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ Usage:
 Flags:
       --attestations-path string      path to a file containing the attestations
   -h, --help                          help for verify-vsa
-      --print-attestation             [optional] print the verified attestations to stdout
+      --print-attestation             [optional] print the contents of attestation to stdout
       --public-key-hash-algo string   [optional] the hash algorithm used to hash the public key, one of SHA256 [efault], SHA384, or SHA512 (default "SHA256")
       --public-key-id string          [optional] the ID of the public key, defaults to the SHA256 digest of the base64-encoded public key
       --public-key-path string        path to a public key file
diff --git a/cli/slsa-verifier/verify/options.go b/cli/slsa-verifier/verify/options.go
index dc92275..8af86c0 100644
--- a/cli/slsa-verifier/verify/options.go
+++ b/cli/slsa-verifier/verify/options.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (o *VerifyVSAOptions) AddFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 		"[optional] the levels of verification to be performed, comma-separated. e.g., 'SLSA_BUILD_LEVEL_2,FEDRAMP_LOW'")
 
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&o.PrintAttestation, "print-attestation", false,
-		"[optional] print the verified attestations to stdout")
+		"[optional] print the contents of attestation to stdout")
 
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&o.PublicKeyPath, "public-key-path", "",
 		"path to a public key file")