diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index ce331d85b9..f0384a8443 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -10657,7 +10657,7 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      RDEPENDS_${PN} = "<replaceable>package</replaceable> (<replaceable>operator</replaceable> <replaceable>version</replaceable>)"
                     </literallayout>
-                    For <filename>operator</filename>, you can specify the
+                    For <replaceable>operator</replaceable>, you can specify the
                     following:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      =
@@ -10666,6 +10666,13 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
      &lt;=
      &gt;=
                     </literallayout>
+                    For <replaceable>version</replaceable>, provide the version
+                    number.
+                    <note><title>Tip</title>
+                        You can use
+                        <link linkend='var-EXTENDPKGV'><filename>EXTENDPKGV</filename></link>
+                        to provide a full package version specification.
+                    </note>
                     For example, the following sets up a dependency on version
                     1.2 or greater of the package <filename>foo</filename>:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>