diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/enhance-build-command-documentation.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/enhance-build-command-documentation.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a82215882
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/enhance-build-command-documentation.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+description: Enhance the documentation of the `inmanta module build` command.
+change-type: patch
+destination-branches: [master]
diff --git a/src/inmanta/moduletool.py b/src/inmanta/moduletool.py
index e28265aed9..b97d85159c 100644
--- a/src/inmanta/moduletool.py
+++ b/src/inmanta/moduletool.py
@@ -340,11 +340,15 @@ def modules_parser_config(cls, parser: ArgumentParser):
         build = subparser.add_parser("build", help="Build a Python package from a V2 module.")
         build.add_argument(
             "path",
-            help="The path to the module that should be built",
+            help="The path to the module that should be built. By default, the current working directory is used.",
             nargs="?",
         )
         build.add_argument(
-            "-o", "--output-dir", help="The directory where the Python package will be stored.", default=None, dest="output_dir"
+            "-o",
+            "--output-dir",
+            help="The directory where the Python package will be stored. Default: <module_root>/dist",
+            default=None,
+            dest="output_dir",
         )
 
     def build(self, path: Optional[str] = None, output_dir: Optional[str] = None) -> str: