diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 55f339c13d3..99c6c34c0e2 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func Execute(ctx context.Context, version string) {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&input.jsonLogger, "json", false, "Output logs in json format")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&input.logPrefixJobID, "log-prefix-job-id", false, "Output the job id within non-json logs instead of the entire name")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&input.noOutput, "quiet", "q", false, "disable logging of output from steps")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&input.dryrun, "dryrun", "n", false, "dryrun mode")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&input.dryrun, "dryrun", "n", false, "disable container creation, validates only workflow correctness")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&input.secretfile, "secret-file", "", ".secrets", "file with list of secrets to read from (e.g. --secret-file .secrets)")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&input.varfile, "var-file", "", ".vars", "file with list of vars to read from (e.g. --var-file .vars)")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&input.insecureSecrets, "insecure-secrets", "", false, "NOT RECOMMENDED! Doesn't hide secrets while printing logs.")