diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 2dbab390..655a0857 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func NewRootCommand(
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().String(
 		cliflags.AccessTokenFlag,
 		"",
-		"LaunchDarkly API token",
+		"LaunchDarkly API token with write-level access",
 	)
 	err := cmd.MarkPersistentFlagRequired(cliflags.AccessTokenFlag)
 	if err != nil {