diff --git a/clients/native/src/commands/upgrade.rs b/clients/native/src/commands/upgrade.rs
index 391d832faa1..4ea784c6b2f 100644
--- a/clients/native/src/commands/upgrade.rs
+++ b/clients/native/src/commands/upgrade.rs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ pub fn command_args<'a, 'b>() -> App<'a, 'b> {
         // the rest of arguments depend on the upgrade path
         .arg(Arg::with_name("current version")
             .long("current-version")
-            .help("REQUIRED FOR PRE-0.9.0 UPGRADES. Self provided version of the nym-client if none is available in the config. NOTE: if provided incorrectly, results may be catastrophic.")
+            .help("REQUIRED FOR PRE-0.9.0 UPGRADES. Specifies current version of the configuration file to help to determine a valid upgrade path. Valid formats include '0.8.1', 'v0.8.1' or 'V0.8.1'")
             .takes_value(true)
         )
 }
diff --git a/clients/socks5/src/commands/upgrade.rs b/clients/socks5/src/commands/upgrade.rs
index 75e58790ade..6d44227286a 100644
--- a/clients/socks5/src/commands/upgrade.rs
+++ b/clients/socks5/src/commands/upgrade.rs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ pub fn command_args<'a, 'b>() -> App<'a, 'b> {
         // the rest of arguments depend on the upgrade path
         .arg(Arg::with_name("current version")
             .long("current-version")
-            .help("REQUIRED FOR PRE-0.9.0 UPGRADES. Self provided version of the nym-socks5-client if none is available in the config. NOTE: if provided incorrectly, results may be catastrophic.")
+            .help("REQUIRED FOR PRE-0.9.0 UPGRADES. Specifies current version of the configuration file to help to determine a valid upgrade path. Valid formats include '0.8.1', 'v0.8.1' or 'V0.8.1'")
             .takes_value(true)
         )
 }
diff --git a/gateway/src/commands/upgrade.rs b/gateway/src/commands/upgrade.rs
index 39d8f744a68..9b5b11bf600 100644
--- a/gateway/src/commands/upgrade.rs
+++ b/gateway/src/commands/upgrade.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ pub fn command_args<'a, 'b>() -> App<'a, 'b> {
         // the rest of arguments depend on the upgrade path
         .arg(Arg::with_name("current version")
             .long("current-version")
-            .help("REQUIRED FOR PRE-0.9.0 UPGRADES. Self provided version of the nym-gateway if none is available in the config. NOTE: if provided incorrectly, results may be catastrophic.")
+            .help("REQUIRED FOR PRE-0.9.0 UPGRADES. Specifies current version of the configuration file to help to determine a valid upgrade path. Valid formats include '0.8.1', 'v0.8.1' or 'V0.8.1'")
             .takes_value(true)
         )
         .arg(Arg::with_name("incentives address")
diff --git a/mixnode/src/commands/upgrade.rs b/mixnode/src/commands/upgrade.rs
index 3eec134a209..af8856865c4 100644
--- a/mixnode/src/commands/upgrade.rs
+++ b/mixnode/src/commands/upgrade.rs
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ pub fn command_args<'a, 'b>() -> App<'a, 'b> {
         // the rest of arguments depend on the upgrade path
         .arg(Arg::with_name("current version")
             .long("current-version")
-            .help("REQUIRED FOR PRE-0.9.0 UPGRADES. Self provided version of the nym-mixnode if none is available in the config. NOTE: if provided incorrectly, results may be catastrophic.")
+            .help("REQUIRED FOR PRE-0.9.0 UPGRADES. Specifies current version of the configuration file to help to determine a valid upgrade path. Valid formats include '0.8.1', 'v0.8.1' or 'V0.8.1'")
             .takes_value(true)
         )
         .arg(Arg::with_name("incentives address")