diff --git a/doc/checkupdates.8.txt b/doc/checkupdates.8.txt
index e7c5a92..ff10930 100644
--- a/doc/checkupdates.8.txt
+++ b/doc/checkupdates.8.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ checkupdates - safely print a list of pending updates
 
 Synopsis
 --------
-'checkupdates'
+'checkupdates' [options]
 
 
 Description
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ Checks for pending updates using a separate Pacman database located in
 old and new version.
 
 
+Options
+-------
+*-d, \--download*::
+	Download any pending updates to the pacman cache.
+
+*-h, \--help*::
+	Display syntax and command line options.
+
+
 Environment
 -----------
 *CHECKUPDATES_DB*::