diff --git a/pkg/cmd/run.go b/pkg/cmd/run.go
index ca2c09f773..7caea0083c 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/run.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/run.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func newCmdRun(rootCmdOptions *RootCmdOptions) (*cobra.Command, *runCmdOptions)
 
 	cmd.Flags().String("name", "", "The integration name")
 	cmd.Flags().StringArrayP("connect", "c", nil, "A ServiceBinding or Provisioned Service that the integration should bind to, specified as [[apigroup/]version:]kind:[namespace/]name")
-	cmd.Flags().StringArrayP("dependency", "d", nil, "An external library that should be included. E.g. for Maven dependencies \"mvn:org.my/app:1.0\"")
+	cmd.Flags().StringArrayP("dependency", "d", nil, "A dependency that should be included, e.g., \"-d camel-mail\" for a Camel component, or \"-d mvn:org.my:app:1.0\" for a Maven dependency")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolP("wait", "w", false, "Wait for the integration to be running")
 	cmd.Flags().StringP("kit", "k", "", "The kit used to run the integration")
 	cmd.Flags().StringArrayP("property", "p", nil, "Add a camel property")