diff --git a/doc/openocd.texi b/doc/openocd.texi
index 98dbdb9b61eba0d23f6005812d4665e4e9a1a40b..9f2e82276a81aa40726e3ea15ebc137386f5905d 100644
--- a/doc/openocd.texi
+++ b/doc/openocd.texi
@@ -331,7 +331,12 @@ Cygwin/Linux LIBFTDI solution
 
 @itemize @bullet
 @item
-@option{--enable-gccwarnings} - enable extra gcc warnings during build
+@option{--enable-gccwarnings} - enable extra gcc warnings during build.
+Default is enabled.
+@item
+@option{--enable-release} - enable building of a openocd release, generally
+this is for developers. It simply omits the svn version string when the
+openocd @option{-v} is executed.
 @end itemize
 
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