diff --git a/components/git/release.js b/components/git/release.js
index 29d2ba30..e20db483 100644
--- a/components/git/release.js
+++ b/components/git/release.js
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ export function builder(yargs) {
       describe: 'Version number of the release to be prepared or promoted'
     })
     .example('git node release --prepare 1.2.3',
-      'Prepare a new release of Node.js tagged v1.2.3');
+      'Prepare a release of Node.js tagged v1.2.3')
+    .example('git node --prepare --startLTS',
+      'Prepare the first LTS release');
 }
 
 export function handler(argv) {
diff --git a/docs/git-node.md b/docs/git-node.md
index 6b22205f..79c6000e 100644
--- a/docs/git-node.md
+++ b/docs/git-node.md
@@ -233,6 +233,11 @@ git node release --prepare 1.2.3
 git node release --prepare
 ```
 
+```sh
+# Prepare the first LTS release for a given release line
+git node release --prepare --startLTS
+```
+
 ## `git node sync`
 
 Demo: https://asciinema.org/a/221230