diff --git a/.changeset/clarify-dev-env-file.md b/.changeset/clarify-dev-env-file.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e3333d0ca18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/clarify-dev-env-file.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"trigger.dev": patch
+---
+
+Clarify that `dev --env-file` values are also available to local task processes.
diff --git a/docs/snippets/cli-options-env-file.mdx b/docs/snippets/cli-options-env-file.mdx
index 1494c17f8b1..31a9607d89e 100644
--- a/docs/snippets/cli-options-env-file.mdx
+++ b/docs/snippets/cli-options-env-file.mdx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <ParamField body="Env file" type="--env-file">
-  Load environment variables from a file. This will only hydrate the `process.env` of the CLI
-  process, not the tasks.
-</ParamField>
\ No newline at end of file
+  Load environment variables from a file into the CLI process. When running `dev`, those values
+  are also included in the environment of your local task processes.
+</ParamField>
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/dev.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/dev.ts
index 9daf07532ce..8126324c62d 100644
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/dev.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/dev.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export function configureDevCommand(program: Command) {
       )
       .option(
         "--env-file <env file>",
-        "Path to the .env file to use for the dev session. Defaults to .env in the project directory."
+        "Path to the .env file to use for the dev session and local task processes. Defaults to .env in the project directory."
       )
       .option(
         "--max-concurrent-runs <max concurrent runs>",