diff --git a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
index 136fe11e5..309b46032 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func newUpgradeCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	f.IntVar(&client.MaxHistory, "history-max", settings.MaxHistory, "limit the maximum number of revisions saved per release. Use 0 for no limit")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.CleanupOnFail, "cleanup-on-fail", false, "allow deletion of new resources created in this upgrade when upgrade fails")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.SubNotes, "render-subchart-notes", false, "if set, render subchart notes along with the parent")
-	f.StringToStringVarP(&client.Labels, "labels", "l", nil, "Labels that would be added to relese metadata. Should be divided by comma. Original release labels would be merged with upgrade labels. You can unset label using null.")
+	f.StringToStringVarP(&client.Labels, "labels", "l", nil, "Labels that would be added to release metadata. Should be separated by comma. Original release labels will be merged with upgrade labels. You can unset label using null.")
 	f.StringVar(&client.Description, "description", "", "add a custom description")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.DependencyUpdate, "dependency-update", false, "update dependencies if they are missing before installing the chart")
 	addChartPathOptionsFlags(f, &client.ChartPathOptions)