diff --git a/source/reference/method/db.version.txt b/source/reference/method/db.version.txt
index a2904187265..f25a539b236 100644
--- a/source/reference/method/db.version.txt
+++ b/source/reference/method/db.version.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ db.version()
 
 .. method:: db.version()
 
-   :returns: The version of the :program:`mongod` instance.
+   :returns: The version of the :program:`mongod` or :program:`mongos` instance.