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diff --git a/Documentation/git-describe.txt b/Documentation/git-describe.txt
index 47a583d3a..ac23e28f2 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-describe.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-describe.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-describe - Show the most recent tag that is reachable from a commit
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-describe' [--all] [--tags] [--abbrev=<n>] <committish>...
+'git-describe' [--all] [--tags] [--contains] [--abbrev=<n>] <committish>...
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ OPTIONS
 	Instead of using only the annotated tags, use any tag
 	found in `.git/refs/tags`.
 
+--contains::
+	Instead of finding the tag that predates the commit, find
+	the tag that comes after the commit, and thus contains it.
+	Automatically implies --tags.
+
 --abbrev=<n>::
 	Instead of using the default 8 hexadecimal digits as the
 	abbreviated object name, use <n> digits.
@@ -119,4 +124,3 @@ Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
-