diff --git a/lib/utils/config/definitions.js b/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
index 4b9eb1f64cbbd..373989dbea0d5 100644
--- a/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
+++ b/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
@@ -1624,7 +1624,8 @@ define('provenance', {
   default: false,
   type: Boolean,
   description: `
-    Indicates that a provenance statement should be generated.
+    When publishing from a supported cloud CI/CD system, the package will be
+    publicly linked to where it was built and published from.
   `,
   flatten,
 })
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
index c55de507787d0..a6dc3d3189ac8 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
@@ -1053,7 +1053,8 @@ Set to \`false\` to suppress the progress bar.
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
 
-Indicates that a provenance statement should be generated.
+When publishing from a supported cloud CI/CD system, the package will be
+publicly linked to where it was built and published from.
 
 #### \`proxy\`