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diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 98a501f39..da57e2c38 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/fiont-alias_1.0.2.bb:PR - "$(INC_PR).0"
<glossentry id='var-PR'><glossterm>PR</glossterm>
<glossdef>
- <para>Revision of package.
+ <para>Revision of package. The default value is "r0".
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
@@ -617,7 +617,11 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/fiont-alias_1.0.2.bb:PR - "$(INC_PR).0"
<glossentry id='var-PV'><glossterm>PV</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>Version of package.
- The default value is "1.0"</para>
+ This is normally extracted from the recipe name, e.g. if the recipe is named
+ "expat_2.0.1.bb" then PV will be "2.0.1". PV is generally not overridden within
+ a recipe unless it is building an unstable version from a source code repository
+ (git, svn, etc.).
+ </para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>