diff --git a/pkg/cmd/attestation/verify/verify.go b/pkg/cmd/attestation/verify/verify.go
index dcd779b03df..d19060b52c1 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/attestation/verify/verify.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/attestation/verify/verify.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func NewVerifyCmd(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*Options) error) *cobra.Command
 	verifyCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.SANRegex, "cert-identity-regex", "i", "", "Enforce that the certificate's subject alternative name matches the provided regex")
 	verifyCmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive("cert-identity", "cert-identity-regex")
 	verifyCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.SignerRepo, "signer-repo", "", "", "Repository of reusable workflow that signed attestation in the format <owner>/<repo>")
-	verifyCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.SignerWorkflow, "signer-workflow", "", "", "Enforce that the attestation signing originated from a given workflow")
+	verifyCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.SignerWorkflow, "signer-workflow", "", "", "Workflow that signed attestation in the format <owner>/<repo>/<path>/<to>/<workflow>")
 	verifyCmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive("signer-repo", "signer-workflow")
 	verifyCmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive("signer-repo", "cert-identity-regex")
 	verifyCmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive("signer-workflow", "cert-identity")