--- makepkg.8.txt	2008-01-13 14:13:06.000000000 -0700
+++ makepkg.8.txt.new	2008-01-13 14:19:43.000000000 -0700
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@
 *-h, \--help*::
 	Output syntax and command line options.
 
+*\--holdver*::
+	Useful only when building development versions of packages. Prevents
+	makepkg from automatically bumping the pkgrel to the latest revision
+	number in the package's development tree.
+
 *-i, \--install*::
 	Install or upgrade the package after a successful build using
 	linkman:pacman[8].