diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 2d7b4df..d1fd3c7 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -70,5 +70,5 @@ func Execute() {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&verbose, "verbose", "V", false, "Enabled verbose output")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&verbose, "verbose", "V", false, "enable debug output")
 }